My mom has had this old Nishiki Apache bike sitting in her garage from around '92 and from what i understand its a mediocre bike but iv rode' it a few times and i really like the way it feels.
The yellow has turned to a more mustard color and it has a lot of scratches down to the metal so im going to refurbish it. Mostly it will just be new paint and tires.
But after i started taking it apart i notice that that the break and the shift cables go through tubes of metal that dont have any slits or anything and the cables have metal caps on the ends.

So is cutting and replacing it my only choice?

And does any body have any more information about this bike i couldn't find anything online.

oh and BTW this is my first post.
Thanks