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@Rik_Van_Looy
^ Sceptical.
stepped ferrules mean the bare cable inner will scrape on the inside where the 2 tubes meet - which seems like a bad idea to me.
When I was a kid in the 80's brake cables were not quite so fat, more like about 4.5mm rather than the 5mm that's typical now
One thing you might want to try is a gear cable outer - I think they may be a bit thinner.
If you do decide to go down the "bare cable in the frame" route, you may well find that a V-brake noodle's a better idea than one of those stepped ferrules.
Then again I may just be talking bollocks (it's not unknown)