Just picked up a 80s Gitane as my next project, and it has the rear brake cable threaded through the top tube. I have left it in for now, but plan to replace the brake hoods, so will need to remove the cable, or at least clip the cable head off, to get the new hoods on. And so will need to replace the cable.
What is the best way to do this? When I see frame with this type of cable routing for sale, they usually have the cable left in place. I can picture attaching a new cable to the old (perhaps with some heat shrink tubing, or with epoxy) and pulling it through. But I can also picture that separating half way through and causing a headache.
Some of you must have dealt with this before so thought I'd ask. Thank you!
