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Well just did a 3x3 ao100. 15.56 Ao100, 14.73 Ao12 and 14.04 Ao5 so not far off my pace given Ive hardly practiced 3x3 in a few weeks. Might try and do an ao100 a day. I really shouldnt take my foot off the sub 15 globally and in comp accelerator. Not at my age or I will never achieve it. Looking forward to ordering a stickerless Valk M when cubicle have stock.

Trying to mix practice between most events to be fair but certainly my practice has been weighted in favor of 6x6. Think I am getting close to globally sub 4m.

@Shaky Hands - Ortega 2x2 is a nice event to add to the arsenal mate. Hopefully my easiest comp PB to beat is my 9.x 2x2 average where I am sub 7 at home now!
 
Just been lurking without posting lately, like a creep o_O

@Logiqx Those ppt slides are great. Nice work! I'm saving a copy in case my kids ever show some interest. Thanks for sharing :)

I'm really eager to try a magnetic cube as well, but there's no cubing scene where I live and I've never been to a comp (nor will I any time soon) so I think my only option is to buy one. Like @Jason Green I'm planning to order one for myself as a Christmas gift, but I won't be able to justify that purchase until the new year. (I guess they're back ordered anyway so that's all well and good)

Regarding normal 3x3's. I can confidently say the Valk 3 is king in my collection right now. After nearly a year of keeping 8+ different 3x3's at my desk because I never know what's going to be my main on any given day, I now have only 2. My Valk 3 and my Cubicle Gans 356s. I have a Gans Air as well, but I haven't set it up yet. Out of the box, the Gans Air doesn't stand up to the Valk 3. I think the Valk 3 is a must have for any speedcuber.

I got my Galaxy Megaminx last week. It definitely feels better than my other mega's, but I do have a couple reservations with it. I love the idea of the core unit with interchangeable caps, but the major drawback is that the caps are the only colour, the pieces are all white. It's kind of like solving on a white stickered cube rather than a stickerless cube... and I'm not a fan of white stickered cubes :( My other issue (and this might just be my complete ineptitude with Megaminx) is corner twists. I've only solved it maybe 5 times and I've had at least one corner twist on every solve. Any tips?
 
@earth2dan - I have got corner twists on the Galaxy but get less now. Not sure if I have automatically changed my turning style to suit. I certainly have not changed the tensions.

@mafergut - You shouldn't be disappointed Miguel. Its interesting. My mains at UKC just over a month ago were:-

2x2: Dayan
3x3: Valk 3
4x4: Cyclone Boys G4
5x5: Yuxin
6x6: Moyu Aosu
7x7: Moyu Aufo GT

Just a month later here is my main list:-

2x2: Moyu Weipo
3x3: Qiyi X-Man Design Tornado (Yes gone back to this because of its stability)
4x4: Qiyi WuQue
5x5: Qiyi WuShuang
6x6: Qiyi WuHua
7x7: Moyo Aufo GT

All changed apart from the 7x7 and I have no doubt that will be replaced when I can get my hands on a Qiyi 7x7 :)
 
JanW said:
I might order a Valk, sounds like an interesting cube. I've never owned a Gans cube. Is the Air worth the price? Or is the 356S better?
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I really like the stability of the Valk and it briefly became my main because of that, but both mine (black Cubicle premium and a stock stickerless) have become sluggish after about 2 weeks of solves. Nothing some tensioning and lube can't solve, I'm sure, it's just the irony that the Valk is what prompted me to loosen my Thunderclaps which I'm now loving more than ever.

My opinion on the Gans Air changes daily. I've had mine since Sept. but it never really suited me until recently. I seem to have found a sweet spot with the tensions and of course my turning style is evolving, I've enjoyed solves on it lately where I rarely used it in the past. I will say it's a unique feeling cube and it's very light. For those who like it I'm sure it's worth the price tag because I can't imagine getting that feel from any other cube currently out there.

@Selkie seems to have similar cube preferences so now I'm gonna have to get a Tornado for the 3x3 collection.
 
@Selkie I had to refrain from adding a Yuxin 7x7 to the order to have a stickerless 7x7 (for some reason I bought the Aofu GT in black plastic) but it was too much money for just one single order and it also broke the "Qiyiness" of the order so I passed and I will wait until I can get the Yuxin or the Qiyi with a good discount.

Regarding 6x6 I cannot tell as I haven't even set up the Yuxin yet. Kevin says it is great when properly set up (and with a change of springs) but mine is just tolerable once I tightened it a bit. But on 4x4 and 5x5, the Wuque and Wushuang will have to be very, very good to dethrone my G4 and Yuxin. I hope they are :)

I have done like 100 4x4 solves over the past couple of days just to bring my Yau up to where it used to be after a long hiatus on 4x4 but I can't really get past that. I'm still stuck at barely sub 1:30 global (got a 1:27.xx Ao100). I'm going to need much more than those couple seconds that the WuQue is giving you to get past 1:20 or 1:15.
 
Okay, Valk it is. Ordered one, but I doubt it will make it here in time for Christmas.

Currently my main is a stickerless MeiYing. It's a pretty old model, but I just like it a lot. Tried some solves on my GTS today and couldn't match the times I get on the MeiYing. The GTS turns faster, but I also make more mistakes and have worse look ahead. Maybe it's too fast for me.

I'm still very happy with the KungFu 4x4. It's miles ahead of my G4. I probably won't be getting the WuQue anytime soon, though I don't doubt it's also a very good cube.
 
@pglewis - The Tornado has always been a great cube for me. It is a rare cube that still holds its stability when gripped tightly, and I do grip a cube. Whilst the Valk is exceptional it does mis-shape and lock when held too tight. This coupled with inacurate turning. Cannot wait to get a Valk M. Wonder how the magnets will help with my turning style.

@mafergut - I too have held off buying the Yuxin 7x7. Whist I did buy all the new 6x6's I see a pattern emerging with the Qiyi's and I am happy to hold out to complete the Qiyi set. When I say full set that does not include the Cavs 2x2 but that does not have such rave reviews. I have only just got the Weipo and think it is fantastic with a sub 6.30 Ao100 this evening.
 
Don't think you can go wrong with the Valk, it's a great little cube! I have fairly small hands, and the size really helps. You wouldn't think you'd notice a couple of mm, but you really do.

I'm currently doing an Ao100 3x3, because I haven't timed any 3x3 solves in a while, and got a 12.36 NL as part of a 17.51 Ao12 and 16.43 Ao5. It's also my first PB in 2 years at anything other than Ao50 and Ao100 (didn't used to do a lot of them), and its down from 13.33, so almost a second.

It's a nice scramble - 3 cross edges in place, and pretty nice LL. I'll try to reconstruct, although I've never reconstructed a solve before:

1. 12.36 U' B2 U2 F2 L' F2 L U2 L' B' R' B R2 U F' U' R' B2

inspection - X2

XCross - D2' R' D'
F2L2 - Y LUL'
F2L3 - Y' RU'R'U RU'R'
F2L4 - Y' L'U2LU2 LUL'
OLL - U'r'U2RUR'Ur
PLL - T perm with no AUF! :) RUR'U'R'FR2U'R'U'RUR'F'

Let me know if there's any typos, or if it doesn't work!!!

Edit: just smashed Ao12 - 16.65 down from 16.93. Another 2 year old PB broken. Looks like this turning off the timer thing really works!!!

Generated By csTimer on 2016-12-14
avg of 12: 16.65

Time List:
1. 14.79 F' U2 B F2 D2 B' L2 B' L B' U B L R2 B2 D' B U'
2. 18.02 R2 D2 F D2 F2 D2 F' L2 D2 L' D2 L D B' U' R2 D2 R' U'
3. 16.87 F R' D' B U F R B F2 D2 R2 B2 U2 L2 B2 L' U2 D2 R D'
4. (21.08) D2 B D2 L2 B' L2 F' L2 B' U2 L D' F2 L' U2 L B U' B2
5. 17.49 B R2 D2 R2 B' U2 B R2 B' L2 U' L U2 F2 D' F R2 D' R U'
6. 16.73 U2 B D2 F2 R2 F R2 F L2 B U' L R2 D B F D U' F'
7. 15.80 D2 R2 U R2 D B2 L2 U2 R2 D' L' R D B D U B U2 B
8. 17.11 B L2 F' D2 R2 B2 D2 U2 L2 B' F L' B L F2 L U B F' L U'
9. 16.75 B2 U2 F' L' B U2 B' D' U2 F' D2 B' U2 L2 U2 L2 U2 B D2 L
10. (12.36) U' B2 U2 F2 L' F2 L U2 L' B' R' B R2 U F' U' R' B2
11. 16.88 F R' U2 R U2 L U2 L' D2 L F2 R F' D L F R U2 B2 U'
12. 16.00 D2 B2 D2 U R2 F2 R2 F2 U' L2 U2 B' R' B D' R D F2 U' L2
 
pipkiksass said:
Don't think you can go wrong with the Valk, it's a great little cube! I have fairly small hands, and the size really helps. You wouldn't think you'd notice a couple of mm, but you really do.
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Oh, it's smaller? I'm 6'5" and my hands are in proportion to that, so quite large. Though I didn't have any problems with the ZhanChi, which also is slightly smaller than the rest of my cubes.

I'd also like to try a larger cube, but I don't know if there are any on the market that would be good for speedsolving.
 
JanW said:
Oh, it's smaller? I'm 6'5" and my hands are in proportion to that, so quite large. Though I didn't have any problems with the ZhanChi, which also is slightly smaller than the rest of my cubes.

I'd also like to try a larger cube, but I don't know if there are any on the market that would be good for speedsolving.
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I'm more like 5'9", but I have large hands, and the 56.5mm of the thunderclap compared to my 57mm Zhanchi bothers me. I guess the Aolong V2 is supposed to be a good 57mm cube, and I think there is a 57 mm CB. I posted about this on one of the threads about the S-O Tempest, and @Sion said that they would definitely consider making a 58mm version. We'll see, but that would be nice.
 
JanW said:
Oh, it's smaller? I'm 6'5" and my hands are in proportion to that, so quite large. Though I didn't have any problems with the ZhanChi, which also is slightly smaller than the rest of my cubes.

I'd also like to try a larger cube, but I don't know if there are any on the market that would be good for speedsolving.
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It's 55.5mm, as opposed to the full-sized Zhanchi, which is 57mm.

The best 57mm cubes at the moment are the Gans or the Moyu Weilong GTS, I believe, although that's hearsay as the Valk is the only cube I've bought in the last 2 years.


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pipkiksass said:
It's 55.5mm, as opposed to the full-sized Zhanchi, which is 57mm.

The best 57mm cubes at the moment are the Gans or the Moyu Weilong GTS, I believe, although that's hearsay as the Valk is the only cube I've bought in the last 2 years.


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I was under the impression that both of those were 56mm cubes?
 
My stickerless ZhanChi is definitely smaller than my stickerless MeiYing, which is supposed to be 56.5mm. I can see the difference clearly with my eye.

With larger I meant quite a bit larger. Maybe in the 60-65 range. I've seen some 70mm cubes in some stores, but that's probably too much...

It seems the reported sizes aren't very reliable. The YueXiao is marketed as 55mm, but this cube is again clearly larger than the MeiYing, which is supposed to be 56.5mm.
 
@pipkiksass - Nice full step single and congratulations on the PB average. Always nice to beat a record that has stood for a long time.

The talk of cube size is good and it hasn't really bothered me, at least not between 55mm and 57mm, I have had mains that are all of those sizes though I guess 56mm feels most natural though I would not turn down a 57mm main if the other qualities are good.

When I went from full sized 4x4's to mini's I thought it made a huge difference but again the Qiyi WuQue is a larger 4x4 and I feel I am getting on really well with it.

Here is a 48.92 second single I caught on film this afternoon. Though it isnt a PB which is 48.39, it is the only sub 50s I have on film:-

 
pglewis said:
Been meaning to ask what "NL" is... guessing "not lucky?"

Anyway, we need to get you to a comp, pronto! You need to be in the unofficial, official oldies list: https://github.com/Logiqx/wca-ipy
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Yeah, it's non-lucky, I.e. no accidental or fortuitous skips, etc.. so Matts short-loved WR would be NL, because he forced OLL skip.


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