Best Cube For Speedsolving At A Competition

[Jeff Keough]

If I was to buy a cube right now for a competition in 2 months, which would be the fastest and ideal cube for me?? Would it be a Valk, WeiLong GTS or whatever? Please tell me what cube would be ideal for speedcubing at a competition! Thanx!

I am open to any suggestions and opinions, if you have an answer I would be grateful to hear it from you!

 

[shadowslice e]

It's entirely down to personal preference really from the way you set it up to the cube you're used to. What cube do you use at the moment and do you like it?

 

[Jeff Keough]

I don't really know since I got it as a present...... Its turns are OK, but the pieces pop out everytime..... I am willing to buy another 3x3 if I could know which cubes are the best and used by the best!

 

[EntireTV]

Try the valk if you have the money. If not, then try the Shengshou Fangyuan:
https://speedcubeshop.com/products/shengshou-fangyuan-3x3

 

[Dash Lambda]

The Valk is probably the most popular right now, but I don't like it. My vote would be the Gans Air, and maybe the Weilong GTS second. There is no "best" cube for 3x3 at this point, just an assortment of "modern" cubes that are all a bit different from each other.
If you don't have very much experience setting cubes up and don't want to take the time, I'd recommend you buy a Cubicle Premium version of whichever cube you decide. It's not worth it to everyone, but if you just want a cube that's good and you don't have to tinker with then those are great.

I am willing to buy another 3x3 if I could know which cubes are the best and used by the best!

Well, for the mains of the fastest 3x3 speedcubers...
Feliks: Gans 356 Air UM
Mats: Valk 3 (He used a Valk M for his WR, but I don't know if that's his main)
Lucas: Either the WeiLong GTS M or the Valk 3, hard to tell.
Sebastian: Gans 356 Air, not sure if he uses the original, U, or UM.

Those are the ones that I know, there are plenty of other fast people that I'm either not thinking of or don't know their mains.

 

[Jeff Keough]

Thanks for replying!! After your suggestions, I think I might get the GANS 356 v2 but I saw the Cubicle version of it and now I would like to know which version is the best.

GANS 356 v2 or the cubicle version of it!

CUBICLE GANS: https://thecubicle.us/cubicle-gans-p-7159.html
GANS 356 v2 Advanced : https://thecubicle.us/gans-356s-advanced-p-5468.html

I CAN'T DECIDE!! pls help

 

[Dash Lambda]

Thanks for replying!! After your suggestions, I think I might get the GANS 356 v2 but I saw the Cubicle version of it and now I would like to know which version is the best.

GANS 356 v2 or the cubicle version of it!

CUBICLE GANS: https://thecubicle.us/cubicle-gans-p-7159.html
GANS 356 v2 Advanced : https://thecubicle.us/gans-356s-advanced-p-5468.html

I CAN'T DECIDE!! pls help

The Cubicle Gans uses the 356 Air, and the Gans 356s v2 is, well... The 356s v2. They're actually quite different.
So what you'd actually be thinking is Cubicle Gans or Gans Air.

I think you should get the Cubicle version. Basically what they do is they take it apart, clean it, sticker it, lube it, and tension it for you. The Gans Air is an especially difficult to set up cube, and as such is particularly bad out of the box compared to how good it can get, so I don't suggest trying to figure it out yourself as your second actual speedcube. I've heard great things about how the Cubicle sets theirs up, so it's a safe choice.

 

[Jeff Keough]

Ooh, thanks for the info!!