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Brompton hub gear cable 3-speed - Low bars type - Pre 2017 trigger

3-speed / 6-speed Brompton hub gear cable for Sturmey Archer and SRAM

For pre-2017 model (non-integrated / rabbit ear) Brompton triggers

Brompton Low bar/ S-type 3-speed cable hub gear cable

Brompton gear cable for 3-speed /6-speed Sturmey Archer / SRAM (also know as Sachs) hub gears with Brompton 3-speed trigger and low / S-type handlebars

Not sure of your handlebar type? Check out our Brompton handlebar type guide

This cable is the correct length for the S-type / low bars (so the fold works correctly)

Brompton handlebar types - showing low bar compatibility

Note: This is the pre-2017 model Brompton gear cable - used on Bromptons equipped with the original Sturmey Archer, Sachs/SRAM and Brompton plastic gear triggers or Sturmey Archer torpedo shifters

Note: The packaging says that it is NOT for use on Sturmey Archer Torpedo triggers - but we have tried it and it works OK (and that data sheet is often not in the package from Brompton)

This cable is as used on:

  • Brompton 3-speed SRAM/Sachs and Sturmey Archer BSR wheels
  • Brompton 6-speed SRAM/Sachs and Sturmey Archer BWR wheels

What's in the packet?

The pack comprises:

  • Cable inner - length 1411mm
  • Cable outer - length 1250mm

The cable is marked G3+S

Cable outer colour: Black

Installation of the hub gear cable:

Tools required:

  • 8mm spanner to remove the existing cable inner from the cable anchor and to re-attatch
  • Cable cutter / pliers to remove the end cap from existing cable if one is installed

One end of the cable outer has a silver end and one has a black end

The silver end goes into the shifter / trigger

The black end goes into the cable pulley

We made this short YouTube video on how to install a Brompton hub gear cable 

More information on the Brompton Low Bar 3-speed pre-2017 hub gear cable:

Brompton Q part reference: QGCAB3A-S
Brompton part number: 9011025