A noob's opinion of the Zhan Chi

I've heard some mixed reviews about the Lubix ZhanChi. Does anyone know why it's not as good? Is it because of the lubricant? If so, what lube is suggested?
 
emolover said:
I hate my Zhanchi(I hate all 3x3s). But hate this one the least. Its pops on me frequently and I dont like the slight clicking to it but will soon do the 48 point edge mod.

Although I got to say I really like the speed on it.

BTW you will be thoroughly disappointed in your Ghost Hand II 3x3 after feeling the ZhanChi.
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I don't know why people think the 48 point edge mod is going to change anything with the Zhanchi. It's a totally pointless mod and doesn't effect anything. The only cube where the 48 point edge mod is useful is the Guhong, because it has excess and overhanging plastic in that area.

I found a mod that is useful for the Zhanchi (besides the corners), and that is around the center pieces. I have this service for sale already and I would like to record a video sometime very soon.
 
I got alot of Zhanchis. I made 1 really good with alpha core, ghosthand lube ( a cross between crc and lubix) d39 and a bit of maru and it is amazing. Having a hard time deciding between this or Elite.
 
I haven't zhanchi(I heard a lot of good things about it :P) but I've got Lingyun. It's good but I'd like to have GuHong because lingyun is really gummy lol. I have feeling like it is going to fall apart.I have tention it(30 degrees corner cutting) but still this gummy feel :)
 
I own an Elite, a Lingyun, a Lubix Lunhui, and a Zhanchi, and I would gladly use any one of the four in competition. However I think I might prefer the Zhanchi above the others, just slightly. It's great even at tight tensions and I really like the feel, though its difficult to describe.

When assembling it's very important to get the screws in straight and sand off the excess plastic from the mold. If you are having issues with popping, keep tightening it, you might be surprised with how tight it can be while remaining good.


Rpotts said:
The Zhanchi I've used was very, very nice. I'm considering buying one.
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I ordered the Lubix Zhanchi and it completely obliterated my FII out of the box. The tension seems pretty loose but it seems much more controllable than most of what I've seen from the Guhong. The cutting isn't as good as the Guhong, which I can't quite complain about since nobody really needs over 45-degree cuts. The Zhanchi is FAST. The only problem might be getting used to effortless turning and losing the ability to use cubes such as the FII.
 
DaveyCow said:
ah Thx! yur nice in saying that and I'd like to consider myself in the speeding (at least cubing!) community :) I"m bad at memorization and so I don't intend on knowing full friedrich. But I'm hopefull that working on cross, intuitive F2L, and lookahead will put me at 30-40. Do you think this is an obtainable goal?

And I fully support your buying a Zhan Chi! :) I can't imagine what would be in a Dayan 6 !!!!
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This is attainable, not only that, it is quite surpassable!

This is the only method I have used, because I don't have time to memorize Fridrich.

However, even though I don't practice a lot, I average around 25 seconds, and at one point averaged around 20!

Shoot for stars!
 
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