My Huanlong arrived from Cubezz today!
Out of the box (my box had "Huanlong" printed on it btw) it actually turns really nice, tensions are decent (though I seem to prefer looser tension lately). So far it is exactly as described, scratchy at first but that is slowly going away. The corner cutting is great, I don't really care about how far it cuts so much as how easily it cuts the usable amounts, and it does that with no issue. The cubes I have to compare it to are : Weilong V2, 55mm Zhanchi (stock and modded with different springs), Aolong V2 (used extensively with stock springs but now with CX3 soft springs) and a Gans 357. So far it doesn't feel like any of them, though I guess it is closest to the Aolong. It feels lighter though, but in no way cheap. Looking over the pieces when I lubed the core everything was smooth and formed well, not extra plastic to trim or smooth. I have a set of Fangshi springs I was going to try in my aolong, and when I compared them to the Huanlong springs they are VERY similar. Completely different from the stock aolong springs. For anyone who had issues with the center caps coming off on the aolong, the huanlong addresses this iwth an additional sleeve in the cap that goes over the sleeve for the screw/spring/washer tight enough to hold the cap on nicely.
I am not a very fast solver (PB-24.09, Ao5 best -29ish) so take this all for what it is, but the cube felt great right away and continues to get better. I am not sure how fast it will be as I have only done about 30 solves at this point. But, at this point I have NO problem with the speed. It's not as fast as my Gans, but I am doing the same times or slightly better on average. People have commented that the cube is stable but a bit uncontrollable in that it doesn't keep it's shape, but I can't say I have found that to be the case. I like loose settings though.
This cube is instantly my #1 (why do I hate the term "Main" so much, I can't bring myself to say it for some reason). I may update this post once I hit around 200 solves depending on how it changes.
P.S. Am I the only one that hates Moyu stock stickers? The orange and yellow shades are terrible and they are way too thick. I already have a set of full fitted stickers for this cube, but full fitted are so hard to get perfect.....haha.
Out of the box (my box had "Huanlong" printed on it btw) it actually turns really nice, tensions are decent (though I seem to prefer looser tension lately). So far it is exactly as described, scratchy at first but that is slowly going away. The corner cutting is great, I don't really care about how far it cuts so much as how easily it cuts the usable amounts, and it does that with no issue. The cubes I have to compare it to are : Weilong V2, 55mm Zhanchi (stock and modded with different springs), Aolong V2 (used extensively with stock springs but now with CX3 soft springs) and a Gans 357. So far it doesn't feel like any of them, though I guess it is closest to the Aolong. It feels lighter though, but in no way cheap. Looking over the pieces when I lubed the core everything was smooth and formed well, not extra plastic to trim or smooth. I have a set of Fangshi springs I was going to try in my aolong, and when I compared them to the Huanlong springs they are VERY similar. Completely different from the stock aolong springs. For anyone who had issues with the center caps coming off on the aolong, the huanlong addresses this iwth an additional sleeve in the cap that goes over the sleeve for the screw/spring/washer tight enough to hold the cap on nicely.
I am not a very fast solver (PB-24.09, Ao5 best -29ish) so take this all for what it is, but the cube felt great right away and continues to get better. I am not sure how fast it will be as I have only done about 30 solves at this point. But, at this point I have NO problem with the speed. It's not as fast as my Gans, but I am doing the same times or slightly better on average. People have commented that the cube is stable but a bit uncontrollable in that it doesn't keep it's shape, but I can't say I have found that to be the case. I like loose settings though.
This cube is instantly my #1 (why do I hate the term "Main" so much, I can't bring myself to say it for some reason). I may update this post once I hit around 200 solves depending on how it changes.
P.S. Am I the only one that hates Moyu stock stickers? The orange and yellow shades are terrible and they are way too thick. I already have a set of full fitted stickers for this cube, but full fitted are so hard to get perfect.....haha.