Hairy Posted September 2, 2019 Share https://www.pinkbike.com/news/first-look-box-one-prime-9-drivetrain.html Kenty, gemmerbal, Danger Dassie and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pista Posted September 2, 2019 Share Now this is interesting.Some big gaps in the gear spacing.My daughter needs a new cassette and shifter so might look at this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaper Posted September 2, 2019 Share Pricing in the article as to what in the comments, seems a bit off.... but an interesting concept and one which will catch on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil6 Posted September 2, 2019 Share Very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted September 2, 2019 Share I know many riders that'll love this, more trail and Enduro riders but this has some good potential Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 2, 2019 Share 9spd chains are tough and long wearing ... or at least they used to be ... hoping this will be the case again! MORNE , DJR and pista 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavo Posted September 2, 2019 Share I like the look of this! But article quoted pricing does not quite equate with what is provided on the Box website. Kiff nonetheless - makes sense to me in terms of the gearing I typically use Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swany05 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Seems the pricing has now been updated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease_Monkey Posted September 4, 2019 Share Perfect for the type of riders that spend an hour in low gearing climbing at a steady pace, then heading down. Not so good for XC riders (too big jumps between gears) - but that's not the market it is aimed at. Definitely something I will consider when the time comes to replace my current drivetrain on the big bike. Now just make an XD compatible cassette... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odinson Posted September 4, 2019 Share Perfect for the type of riders that spend an hour in low gearing climbing at a steady pace, then heading down. Not so good for XC riders (too big jumps between gears) - but that's not the market it is aimed at. Definitely something I will consider when the time comes to replace my current drivetrain on the big bike. Now just make an XD compatible cassette... Yeah, if you're either only going straight up or straight down, it'll be great. If you ride a lot of gradual rolling gradients, you're going to have some cadence issues. Grease_Monkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodbadugly Posted September 4, 2019 Share https://www.pinkbike.com/news/first-look-box-one-prime-9-drivetrain.html The more things change the more they stay the same.Back to 9 and 8 speed.Good Idea. The fatter chains last longer. gemmerbal, Vetplant, RocknRolla and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bob Posted September 4, 2019 Share Is it me or having the phrase 'budget friendly 9 speed drive train' and then selling a cassette for $359.99 a little weird? That's R5,300+ for the cassette and over R9,000 for a shifter, cassette and Rear mech. For that money you can get a 1x11 XT groupset with shifter, cassette, mech crank and chain and see money, a Box 1 wide range 11sp and save a lot more and even on le hub there is a guy that has 11sp 1x with brakes for less. I'm not seeing the budget-friendly bit. DJR and Dirkitech 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted September 4, 2019 Share Is it me or having the phrase 'budget friendly 9 speed drive train' and then selling a cassette for $359.99 a little weird? That's R5,300+ for the cassette and over R9,000 for a shifter, cassette and Rear mech. For that money you can get a 1x11 XT groupset with shifter, cassette, mech crank and chain and see money, a Box 1 wide range 11sp and save a lot more and even on le hub there is a guy that has 11sp 1x with brakes for less. I'm not seeing the budget-friendly bit. yeah, the CNC'd Chromo cassette does change things up a bit in the pricing side of things. But the good news is that it should last faaaaar longer than a normal cassette. T-Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted September 4, 2019 Share See Seth from youtube uses this, think its more for the Enduro crowd he says. Its good to see other manufacturers going other directions besides 1x19 T-Bob, DJR, MORNE and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bob Posted September 4, 2019 Share yeah, the CNC'd Chromo cassette does change things up a bit in the pricing side of things. But the good news is that it should last faaaaar longer than a normal cassette. That is tasty for sure and I'd love one but you honestly can't sell it in as a budget anything at that price. A X01 Eagle Cassette is only R1K more locally and that's never even heard the word 'budget'. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasilvarsa Posted September 4, 2019 Share Pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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