Originally Posted by
cxwrench
What?!? Road and mountain shifters use the same cable. The cable in the OP's photo is a brake cable. A 'universal' shift cable would have a Shimano/SRAM end and a Campy end. That is a brake cable w/ Shimano/SRAM road end and a mountain bike end.
The cable shown is a double ended French shift cable. I, too, initially thought it was a brake cable, but the barrel end is noticeably different than that used on a road brake lever.
If indeed the OP has this same French cable, is there a reason why it wouldn't work with his Shimano shifters?