Oct. 23, 2019, 6:22 a.m. -  Andrew Major

I’d like to see it in a crankset (three speed Hammerschmidt) as, especially on an FS bike, that’s a way better way to carry all that weight. As long as the three gear ratios were tuneable I could do 3spd for sure! Hard to say anything definitely about Box Two vs mud other than with 9-spd  the highest quality chains (which do make a big shifting difference in all situations) are much cheaper compared to 12-spd. The mud we have eats drivetrains but doesn’t really gum them up like other places. I did have to pop up to a 32t oval ring to find my magic gear ratio in the stack (too much single speeding does that to you).  Despite the bigger jumps shifting under load is good but it isn’t SLX 12-sod good. But the it also uses a standard HG hub so for a replacement drivetrain it has a lot of potential. I know that’s not a perfect response to your question but it’s where I’d be at if this was a drivetrain review. The value vs performance on Box Two is fair - I’d need a lot more hours to talk about durability.