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.

sram.comtorpedo shifter.aspOpen ↗

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