"SpeedCube" hits the UK High St!

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I just had to buy this - its claims are most amusing. I shall give this to my niece for Xmas!

It is nice to see the term "speedcubing" entering mainstream culture.

BTW: it's a horrible cube! It might move OK when I lube it. Who knows, it may turn out to be brilliant! :D

More pictures on my website at http://www.tecspy.com/node/205
 
Mint deluxe/game cubes are usually horrible, too. I'd like this cube, it looks very nice. Can you tell the weight? Can you show mechanism photos?
 
My friend and I got one of these a month or two ago. They start off pretty bad, but after a while of use, it turns quite smoothly, although it's hardly fast. It doesn't really cut corners particularly well either.

My friend's actually falls apart pretty much every other twist though, and mine is certainly moving in that direction.

The tiles are quite nice, but they can chip and crack (although only under rough use). I use mine to keep in my bag when I go to school, as I don't really care if it breaks, unlike my other cubes.

I recommend buying for a similar use, but don't buy for speedcubing.
 
StefanPochmann said:
Mint deluxe/game cubes are usually horrible, too. I'd like this cube, it looks very nice. Can you tell the weight? Can you show mechanism photos?
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Um, OK... I've added a few more pictures to the webpage.

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It's 115g -- compared to Type-C: 88g, puzl.co.uk cubes: 90g and Rubik's store-bought: 104g.

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The photos are not so great (cheap nasty camera!) but larger versions are on the page (http://www.tecspy.com/node/205).

The cube is available from The Works (http://www.theworksbookstore.com/), a chain of discount book stores in the UK. It's worth having just for the box :D
 
d4m4s74 said:
does it have screws or rivets?

If it's a "professional speedcube" it must be ajustable
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The tiles are glued on (quite badly!) so I don't have access to the screws or rivets. I wouldn't give much credence to the use of the term "Professional" :D

Like I say, this is going to be a nice little Xmas gift for my 3 year old niece. To mitigate any damages I'll be giving her parents a nice Rubik's store-bought that has been broken in, lubed, and stickered with CubeSmith stickers so she'll have access to something better :)
 
Thanks. Without the "115" on the display, on that photo it looks like a deluxe. Maybe they were inspired by it. Looks very neat. Mechanism differs, though, the deluxe/game was more solid and weighed about 135-140g.

d4m4s74 said:
If it's a "professional speedcube" it must be ajustable
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V-cubes?
 
Yes it has screws but they are only their to hold it in place you CANNOT edit the tension. This cube is terrible and never buy it! Especially NEVER touch the screws or it will turn into a big fat lump of poo. I have videos of me cubing with this after I'd touched the screws and it popped constantly.
 
Asheboy said:
Yes it has screws but they are only their to hold it in place you CANNOT edit the tension. This cube is terrible and never buy it! Especially NEVER touch the screws or it will turn into a big fat lump of poo. I have videos of me cubing with this after I'd touched the screws and it popped constantly.
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I've seen him pull an entire face off his cube a week or two after he attempted to tension it, and I've managed to remove a corner piece of a fully aligned a put together cube that hasn't been touched in terms of adjustments (not that it didn't require some force though).

The cube slowly wears itself down through use, and every time I take it apart for whatever reason, I end up with my fingers partially covered in flecks of plastic.
 
Pyro-Dude said:
I've seen him pull an entire face off his cube a week or two after he attempted to tension it, and I've managed to remove a corner piece of a fully aligned a put together cube that hasn't been touched in terms of adjustments (not that it didn't require some force though).
The cube slowly wears itself down through use, and every time I take it apart for whatever reason, I end up with my fingers partially covered in flecks of plastic.
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All in all a quality product then! :D

Like with many other pursuits, there is in the mainstream marketplace a lack of availability of adequate equipment and the surfeit of shoddy equipment. :(

That is if we ignore the widely-available store-bought Rubik's brand 3x3x3 which in my experience is great for beginners. As it happens I just received back my Rubik's store-bought which I had lent to a friend who came to support me at the UK Open. It is a great cube!

Erm, can you tell I'm drunk? :D
 
Well, I just happen to have received one of these as a present today. My initial thought was that it wasn't that bad, I proceeded to reach for a DIY and yeah...

It doesn't cut corners, it got 'stuck' after a couple of turns, I have solved it a few of times but I'm not going to set any records on it. The colour scheme is okay though with Blue opposite Green etc. except, like on eastsheens, we have pink instead of red. Talking of the tiles they are also okay, only just. You have a good grip on the cube so no slippage but unfortunately most of the tiles are wonky, you can even see that there is glue seeping from the sides of some tiles.

All in all it's a nice thing to have, even if it's just an ornament. It's nice to hear people say "Wow, a professional speed cube."
 
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I have one of these, I must say it's OK actually. It's about the same as a type d (old type).

Contrary to some reports here you can adjust the tension, and quite easily. As with any other cube it's a matter of flipping off a centre cap and adjusting the screw...

It does not cut corners well out of the box but it moves well and does not pop. The screw spring structure really does remind me of YUGA. Small soft spring, funny looking screw - but the plastic centre piece is not exactly the same.

I'm going to put in screw-springs from a type a. They used the wrong type of screw to make it good at cutting corners (as with the type d) - the head is too big to fit down the hole.

Not a big fan of tiles like this myself tho.

Will report back after mod
 
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