[Help Thread] Puzzle Choice Thread

[mafergut]

So I'm fairly new to speedcubing, learning to solve puzzles through Youtube on a Rubik's original cube, but it felt really slow and dodgy, so I went on the internet to find some cubes, I found a review about the following cubes:

YJ YuLong
DaYan ZhanChi
Fangshi Shuangren
Gans III V3
MoYu Weilong (V1, V2, V3) ???
MoYu Aolong

But which one to get as a beginner, or stick with Rubik's?

Don't spend a lot of money unless you're sure you're hooked into speedcubing but there are many great cubes at a very reasonable price, without going to one of the latest and more expensive cubes (Hualong, Gans 356...). So please, put that Rubik's in a drawer and get a real speedcube!

From the ones that you mention I'd go for a Weilong or Aolong. If you want something even cheaper, the YuLong or it's sibling the Chilong (it's the same cube and it's my main) will work great. They are a bit outdated we are telling you... well, yeah, but a top cuber can still do a sub-7 with them so, I assume that's good enough for someone just starting. Also the GuanLong is a dirt cheap cube and great to get started. The Zhanchi was the best cube two years ago or so and it still is a great cube as well but it pops once in a while (on loose tensions it pops a lot). Any of the others will not pop at all or very rarely (only on very loose tensions).

 

[Dominic Diez]

this is interesting

http://www.speedcube.com.au/collect...anspuzzle-3x3x3-gan357-black-ultimate-edition

gans 357 with gans 356 core?!?!?!?!?

 

[OkinawaSolver]

I don't wanna mod Should I get or shengshou 5x5 a Qiyi 5x5 or do you know another 5x5 under $20.

 

[EvilGnome6]

I don't wanna mod Should I get or shengshou 5x5 a Qiyi 5x5 or do you know another 5x5 under $20.

The ShengShou 5x5 isn't too bad. It's fast and smooth but a bit catchy on the 3x3 stage. Totally worth the money.

 

[OkinawaSolver]

Is a lunhui faster than a zhanchi?

 

[theROUXbiksCube]

Is a lunhui faster than a zhanchi?

No, and it pops a bit more and the zhanchi is more stable, the lunhui is weird feeling imo

 

[OkinawaSolver]

No, and it pops a bit more and the zhanchi is more stable, the lunhui is weird feeling imo

K thanks so what cube shoul I get that's faster and maybe quieter?

 

[mafergut]

K thanks so what cube shoul I get that's faster and maybe quieter?

Hualong or Weilong?

 

[OkinawaSolver]

Hualong or Weilong?

Ok thanks I'm going hualong

 

[mafergut]

Ok thanks I'm going hualong

Mine's on the mail

 

[SpeedCuber Tin]

I wanna buy a 5x5 speedcube .... Can anybody help me, which cube should I buy for best speed-cubing performance.?????

 

[Dene]

I wanna buy a 5x5 speedcube .... Can anybody help me, which cube should I buy for best speed-cubing performance.?????

Moyu AuChuang or Moyu HuaChuang

 

[SpeedCuber Tin]

Thank you for your sugesstion after searching on web I found that Moyu huachuang is lighter than auchuang but also corner cutting is bad in huachuang and very good in auchuang..... and somewhere it is written that auchuang is a quite smaller in size (62 mm) is it will be a problem while solving??? After all I am thinking of getting auchuang.... is it right????? Please guide me I'm just a beginer........

 

[Dene]

Thank you for your sugesstion after searching on web I found that Moyu huachuang is lighter than auchuang but also corner cutting is bad in huachuang and very good in auchuang..... and somewhere it is written that auchuang is a quite smaller in size (62 mm) is it will be a problem while solving??? After all I am thinking of getting auchuang.... is it right????? Please guide me I'm just a beginer........

I have no idea. If it is important to you get both. Both of them are awesome, but in 6 months both will be out of date. Just go with whichever.

 

[OkinawaSolver]

Which weilong is fastest and pops least, which is the best in your opinion?

 

[theROUXbiksCube]

Which weilong is fastest and pops least, which is the best in your opinion?

Imo the V2 is smoother but the v1 is more stable feeling imo

 

[OkinawaSolver]

Imo the V2 is smoother but the v1 is more stable feeling imo

Thanks and last question is the v2 quieter?

 

[supercavitation]

Thank you for your sugesstion after searching on web I found that Moyu huachuang is lighter than auchuang but also corner cutting is bad in huachuang and very good in auchuang..... and somewhere it is written that auchuang is a quite smaller in size (62 mm) is it will be a problem while solving??? After all I am thinking of getting auchuang.... is it right????? Please guide me I'm just a beginer........

Just pulled mine out to check them. They appear to be basically the same size, and corner cutting is pretty similar. Watch some reviews, and see which one you like better from that.

 

[FailCuber]

guys i just got the mf8 v1 and i've gotta say it sucks I've lubed it and tensioned it but when I do R2, it gets lose and when i do U, it does a U3. Can anyone tell me how to fix this problem?

 

[theROUXbiksCube]

Thanks and last question is the v2 quieter?

Yes, the v1 has a slight crunchy feeling but quiet, not quite as the v2