Limited Exclusive Edition Box One Presented by Neil Patrick Harris Game

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Reducing tension on the adjustable clutch did lighten upshifting but increased the amount of chain slap and reduced overall chain stability, making the adjustment to a lighter setting a compromise not worth making.

Game Pass monthly subscription required; continues until cancelled. Game selection varies over time. Learn more at www.xbox.com/game-pass. From a pricing perspective, Box Components Box One Prime 9 drivetrain is comparable to SRAM’s GX Eagle level (once you’ve removed the cranks and chainring from the GX groupset). Compared to SLX M7100 (1,221g), XT M8100 (1,153g), XTR M9100 (996g), and GX Eagle (1,163g) it is significantly heavier. To access the fourth shift I needed to move my thumb more than was possible without rotating my wrist around the bar. It also required a lot of sustained strength.The clutch wasn’t able to stop the chain from skipping down the cassette when freewheeling. Alex Evans The cassette uses Shimano’s Hyper Glide (HG) freehub body which is different to SRAM’s XD Driver and Shimano’s Micro Spline system. There’s tons of great party games — but unlike the rest, Box ONE is designed to challenge just ONE person: YOU! And you alone.

The cable release lever was also quite stiff but felt way more positive. It was only possible to shift one gear at a time, though. Because the derailleur’s cable stop is positioned vertically (similar to Shimano) a large loop of cable is required to avoid a sharp bend that could reduce shifting performance. The factory setting for the derailleur’s clutch is stiff, which means its initial movement has a significant resistance peak before the cage is able to smoothly pivot forwards. The lever has a lot of travel before a shift is engaged, too, so a fair amount of sustained force was required to change each gear, which didn’t feel particularly natural.When lower gears were selected and chain length grew, the derailleur’s clutch tension caused the cage to be stiff pivoting forwards, so the cable-pull shifter lever was heavy throughout the lever’s throw. However, general shifting was good and with a positive push of the lever (more on this below) the derailleur didn’t miss any shifts and wasn’t hesitant in its operation. It also happily shifted gears under power. Installation was relatively straightforward and I was particularly thankful for the shifter’s hinged bar clamp, which meant I didn’t need to remove the grips or brake lever from the bar to install it. Box Components provides installation and set up guide videos on its YouTube channel to help with the finer details of getting the drivetrain installed and running smoothly. I followed the instructions to the letter to give the drivetrain the best chance possible of performing as intended. The clutch interferes with the derailleur’s ability to easily move into lower gears because of the mechanical coupling between the shifter and derailleur via the gear cable, leading to heavy shifter paddle operation.