Originally Posted by phoebeisis
If worse comes to worse-you can use the long rear cables for the front brake and derailleur.This way you only have to replace 2 cables-not all four(guess you already know this).
The other thing I like about this recycle approach is that the now well used rear cable gets moved to the less demanding front der job while the new cable goes where it's needed more.
Thanks again all, the LBS gave me a new cable and about 10 caps (whatever fell out of the bottle when he shook it) for $5.00 today. I'm trying the JBWeld idea on the ends - only problem with it so far is that it's slow to setup. Superglue may be better in that regard but I wondered about long term durability. Heck, should have done one of each as an experiment. Oh well, next time.
All this for my old bike that I'm probably just going to sell once my heart hardens enough. For now it's getting TLC while I ride the new one.
-Don