Box Three Prime 9 Speed Shifter Reviews
Review score: 9.1/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £35.99 – Save 10% (RRP: £40)
Take a look now to discover what makes Box Three Prime 9 Speed Shifter worthy of a review score of 9.1 out of 10.
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Quality
Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Gear Shifters. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Box Three Prime 9 Speed Shifter.
The first thing is material. Looking at what Box Three Prime 9 Speed Shifter is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.
Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Gear Shifters. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.
There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Gear Shifters. Brands like Box are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.
Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Gear Shifters category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.
Comparing Prices
Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Gear Shifters.
It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.
Price of Box Three Prime 9 Speed Shifter
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Box Three Prime 9 Speed Shifter.
We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Box Three Prime 9 Speed Shifter was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £35.99 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.3 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Gear Shifters
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Gear Shifters.
We found 184 in the Gear Shifters category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £114.04, making it below average at £35.99.
It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Gear Shifters. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £389.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £2.99.
With 184 products available we worked out that 126 cost more than Box Three Prime 9 Speed Shifter and 56 were cheaper.
Cost of Box products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 47 products from Box, of which 8 were in the Gear Shifters category.
For now though we’re looking at Box branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £87.95 making this product below average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Box product we found was £8.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £287.99.
Of the 47 from Box, 33 were more expensive than Box Three Prime 9 Speed Shifter and 13 were cheaper.
How much are Box Gear Shifters?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Box products that are listed in the Gear Shifters category.
The average price of the 8 products that match this search was £50.06, with the cheapest coming in at £26.99 and highest price was £70.00. With the average being £50.06, Box Three Prime 9 Speed Shifter comes in below average.
6 products that meet this search were more expensive than Box Three Prime 9 Speed Shifter and 1 were cheaper.
Box Three Prime 9 Speed Shifter Reviews
Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.
There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.
1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.
2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.
Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Box Three Prime 9 Speed Shifter reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Box Three Prime 9 Speed Shifter, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.4 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Gear Shifters category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.
Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Box Three Prime 9 Speed Shifter or another similar product, like Box One Prime 9 Speed Rear Derailleur reviews or Box Two Prime 9 Speed Rear Derailleur reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Gear Shifters.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Gear Shifters. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Box, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of Box Three Prime 9 Speed Shifter
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Box Three Prime 9 Speed Shifter reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Box Three Prime 9 Speed Shifter. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.1/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 27167559237
- Product ID 2: 802361UK
- Brand: Box
- Model number: BX3P9SH01
- RRP: £40
- EAN: 639266097310
- Description: Box Three Prime 9 Speed ShifterSpecifically developed for mountain bike riding, this 9 speed shifter gives you smooth and reliable shifting operation on every MTB ride. It makes good use of nylon composites in both its top and bottom shells as well as in the lever. Box Three is Box’s performance and value tier, so this shifter sheds all the fancy trappings of the top two tiers but still maintains their incredible shifting characteristics.All Prime 9 shifters take advantage of the 9 speed’s inherent durability, simplicity, and reliability. Not only is the shifter mechanism joyfully simplified, but fewer shifts are needed for every mile of travel. And the best part is? Prime 9 is also terribly forgiving so you won’t have to constantly adjust your set-up.FAQDoes the Box Three Prime 9 Shifter come with a cable? Yes. All Prime 9 Twin Lever Shifters come with a stainless steel shift cable.How do I remove the cap from the cable port to install a new cable? To remove it, use a Phillips head screwdriver and turn it counter-clockwise a quarter turn You can then push the cap out by applying pressure to the cable from the other side. Please Note: The Cable Port is not a screw that un-threads from the cable port if you turn the cable port screw more than 90 degrees damage may occur.Is the Box Three Prime 9 Shifter compatible with other 9 speed derailleurs? No, traditional 9 speed systems use a Cable Pull that is not compatible with Prime 9.Features: Material: Matte Black Finish: Glass Fibre / Nylon Composite, Steel Box’s Best All-Rounder Shifter Extruded Clamp 2 Piece Pull Lever / Up to 3 Gears Per Shift (two options available) Resin Top Shell Fast Action Release Lever Prime 9 Technology Multi Shift Option Not Intended for E-Bike Use Single Shift Option Recommended for E-Bike Use Compatibility: Box One Prime 9 11-50T Cassette Black Box Two Prime 9 11-50T Cassette Black Box Three Prime 9 Cassette Black Box One Prime 9 Chain 126L DLC Black Box Two Prime 9 126 Link Chain Nickel Box Three Prime 9 126 Link Chain Polished Box One Prime 9 Rear Derailleur Box Two Prime 9 X-Wide Rear Derailleur Black Box Three Prime 9 X-Wide Rear Derailleur Black Weight: 128gBuy Box Components from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Components > Gear Shifters
- Savings percentage from RRP: 10%
- Size: Single Shift
- Unisex
- 4.01
- Adult
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A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Box Three Prime 9 Speed Shifter included,
Box Three Prime 9 Speed Drivetrain Groupset reviews, Box Three Prime 9 Speed X-Wide Groupset reviews, or we really liked the look of Box Four 8 Speed Drivetrain Groupset reviews as another alternative.