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Sa 3 Speed Shifter Interchangeable?

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Greg M

Wore out three sets of tires already!
I'm wondering if I could swap out the trigger shifter on my AB hub for a quadrant style shifter. I understand that the AW and AB hubs use the same internals ( just with the added drum brake on the AB ) but do the two styles of shifter pull the same length of cable?
 
I would think so, but I'm not an expert. I am also trying this on a bike of mine. I did hook mine up and tested it before I tore it all down to paint. I didn't ride it, but it seemed to shift. I also made my own cable for it. The hub I was using is a AW hub.
 
I've seen bikes that have switched the newer shifters with the old style for looks on custom bikes, so it probably works without modification.

I know the newer (post war) trigger shifters have a lot of travel, so I would think it's possible either way.

You could try calling Sturmey-Archer and asking. I had a few questions over the years about random stuff and they've always had an answer.
 
I've had success updating shifters between AWs with the exception of the 3sx model( it has a different amount of cable pull)
 
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