This has come up for me a couple times and I can never seem to find a good source on the web.

For my Surly Big Dummy equipped with Surly Open Bar handlebars and Rohloff Speedhub, the shift cable housing length from the Rohloff grip shifters is 87 inches. This is for the largest Dummy frame, 22 inches, built in 2008.

This has come up, because I love my Yokozuna brake cable housing, so I decided to go with their shift cables this time around. To order long enough cables and housing, consider SKU 63640, Yokozuna’s Rohloff Cable kit, which includes the following:

• 2  pcs       2500mm x 4mm SIS black housing
• 2  pcs      SIS 1.1mm x 3000mm stainless steel shifter cable
• 6  pcs       4mm plastic housing end caps
• 2  pcs       Aluminum cable tips

Will report back on how it goes.

** UPDATE 11-9-2024 **

These shift cables have yet to be changed and I can say I’ve never experienced a better cable on my Rohloff-equipped Surly Big Dummy, it simply shifts like butter.

Two weeks ago I went over the handlebars on my Pugsley while riding Monarch in Carver Park Reserve. I twisted the handlebars pretty good and screwed up the Rohloff brand shift cables and housing, which has been too stiff since I started riding the Pugsley. I plan to dial up Merry Sales and order another set or two of Yokozuna’s Rohloff shift cables, could the Pugsley’s Rohloff start to shift better than it ever has? Also, I’m going to have to figure out something to do with the cable trays on the down tube, they’re too close to the front of the bike and force the cable housing into an odd position that I believe caused the stiff shifting the current housings and cables exhibit.