Left-hand 3-speed shifter

I haven't seen the Torpedo shifter. Carefully reading your post, I infer you
have the Driegang with coaster brake (back-pedaling brake) and that this is
why, with the right hand hand brake, there is a problem.

The shifter for my Sturmey-Archer 3 speed hub was made of two metal plates
riveted together with the latching mechanism between. Is the Torpedo shifter a
grip-shift type?

I used to mount my S-A shifter in various places on my narrow tube frame bike.
I even had it behind the seat on the narrow seat post once! It was symmetrical.

Can you describe the Torpedo shifter more fully? Can you direct us to a web
page with a picture of it? If it is symmetrical like the S-A it could be
mounted on the right side. If it's a grip shifter, reversing it would be hard.

But don't grip shifters usually allow room for a brake?

I think you're stuck with a left hand brake for now, but internationally, right
hand braking is more common, so by searching worldwide, you may find the left
hand shifter.

Yours,

Doug Goncz ( ftp://users.aol.com/DGoncz/ )

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Doug Goncz said:

...Is the Torpedo shifter a grip-shift type?

I have used both for the internal gears on a SRAM Spectro 3x7 hub.

--
Tom Sherman – Quad Cities

Tom Sherman said:

Doug Goncz said:

...Is the Torpedo shifter a grip-shift type?

My reply should have read:

The Torpedo shifter is a small box with a thumb lever. However,
SRAM/Sachs also made a Grip-Shift for the three speed hub.

I have used both for the internal gears on a SRAM Spectro 3x7 hub.

--
Tom Sherman – Quad Cities

Quoted message said:

I haven't seen the Torpedo shifter. Carefully reading your post, I infer you
have the Driegang with coaster brake (back-pedaling brake) and that this is
why, with the right hand hand brake, there is a problem.

The shifter for my Sturmey-Archer 3 speed hub was made of two metal plates
riveted together with the latching mechanism between. Is the Torpedo shifter a
grip-shift type?
I used to mount my S-A shifter in various places on my narrow tube frame bike.
I even had it behind the seat on the narrow seat post once! It was symmetrical.
Can you describe the Torpedo shifter more fully? Can you direct us to a web
page with a picture of it? If it is symmetrical like the S-A it could be
mounted on the right side. If it's a grip shifter, reversing it would be hard.

http://www.sram.com/pavement/spectro/t3/torpedo_shifter.asp

Yeah, you're absolutely right---I can't believe I didn't notice that.
Now it's just a matter of cable routing.