Originally Posted by
luker
you bend a tiny hook in the end of a broken spoke, run the cable into the frame, and fish the cable out with the little hook.
No bait on the hook? Not even a little worm? Sounds pretty tricky to catch that cable.
This sounds like the best method I've heard so far, from genejockey over in the Bicycle Mechanics forum:
"So, I guess what I'm saying is, if yours is like mine, DON'T pull both the cable and the housing out! I'd suggest feeding the new cable (with the original soldered end) through the old housing, then pull the old housing out and feed the new housing over the new cable. Voila! New cable and housing."
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=360473