Identifying Rohloff Gear Cables

[philb0412]

Hello.

Sorry if this has been covered somewhere before. I am rummaging through my box of bike parts. Do Rohloff gear cables have an 'R' stamped on the nipple? I assume they are Rohloff cables but would like to confirm before fitting them.

Thanks, Phil

[mickeg]

When you refer to a "nipple" on a gear cable, I assume you mean the end fitting that goes into the shifter.  I do not think I have ever seen a R stamped onto the end of a gear cable.  I think the end fittings that came with my Rohloff were a hexagonal shape, but I am now using generic Shimano type road cables on my Rohoff bike.

[Donerol]

Yes, my gear cables had hexagonal nipples, and the cable was 0.9mm. There were dire warnings bout using ordinary cables.  I see now though that SJS seem use shimano road cables which are 1.1mm. I have the original triangular shifter so maybe things have changed.