Does cube size really matter?

[GuRoux]

I also agree that 55mm seems to move better but is too small for my two handed.

 

[mark49152]

I agree, I feel like my 55mm is far smoother and more stable. I feel like the plastic is better..

If you're talking Zhanchi, I agree. I have all the Zhanchi sizes and they feel so different. The 55mm feels so much nicer than the others, and the 50mm is roughest.

 

[ILMZS20]

lol i think like 53-60 or so doesnt matter you can get used to it but everything else will probably be just too big or small for your hands so you just cant get used to it.

 

[Logical101]

If you gave me a 55 mm zhanchi, it would take me a day of two for me to adjust my turning style, then I would get the same times as usual, yet with a 50 mm I would not be able to adjust with any amount of time, with 60 mm I may be able to do that yet it would probably be like the 50mm

 

[kcl]

If you're talking Zhanchi, I agree. I have all the Zhanchi sizes and they feel so different. The 55mm feels so much nicer than the others, and the 50mm is roughest.

I was. Apparently they feel like the original plastic Zhanchis.

 

[gundamslicer]

I feel like cubes the size of the ling yun are kinda small for me, thus making me spin the middle layer a bit/ over spinning it. Zhan chi size seems perfect (57 i believe according to lightake) for average size hands IMO.

 

[rj]

If you gave me a 55 mm zhanchi, it would take me a day of two for me to adjust my turning style, then I would get the same times as usual, yet with a 50 mm I would not be able to adjust with any amount of time, with 60 mm I may be able to do that yet it would probably be like the 50mm

I used to have a 50mm, and it was so friggin' smooth. I think I have a review on my YT channel.

 

[awesomecuber150]

Personality I feel 2H it's not to much different, I have to consider I have two different stickers on the cubes (half brights on one, normal standard on the other) so color recognition might affect the times.
I do think that with the smaller cube I can look ahead better but it evens out because I get lock ups or It's to small to do finger tricks well.

 

[mark49152]

I used to have a 50mm, and it was so friggin' smooth. I think I have a review on my YT channel.

Mine sucks. I had to glue the corner stalks to stop it catching and tearing itself apart. It was still rough as hell, so I sanded all the pointed bits one by one to try to improve it. Now there's no points left to sand, and it's still rough as hell, even when soaked in Traxxas 50k. It's been one of the hardest cubes to make half-decent. Such a disappointment compared to the excellent 55mm, since 50mm is a perfect size for a travel cube.

 

[Lchu613]

56mm is the perfect size. Why won't anyone listen.

Haha I love 56mm so much. Fits my hands so well.

Although funnily enough, I get the same times on:
a 57mm Fangshi
a 57mm Zhanchi
a 56mm SuLong
a 46mm LingLong

Which is surprising to me especially with the 46mm. so IDK.

I also agree, I've felt several 55mm Zhanchis and they're all been really buttery and quite a bit different from the 57s.

 

[kcl]

Mine sucks. I had to glue the corner stalks to stop it catching and tearing itself apart. It was still rough as hell, so I sanded all the pointed bits one by one to try to improve it. Now there's no points left to sand, and it's still rough as hell, even when soaked in Traxxas 50k. It's been one of the hardest cubes to make half-decent. Such a disappointment compared to the excellent 55mm, since 50mm is a perfect size for a travel cube.

Mine is pretty good rougher than my 55mm but it isn't horrible.

 

[Logical101]

i dont quite remember what a standard zhanchi felt like but i remember it feeling quite clacky and my 50mm feels very clacky but if feels a bit too clacky

 

[Escher]

From my experience, 190mm is just about perfect.

 

[TheNextFeliks]

From my experience, 190mm is just about perfect.

I like 185 better.

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But seriously, 56

 

[kcl]

Honestly I never figured out why people complained about the large size of the CX3. Wow, a whopping 1mm larger. I honestly didn't even notice when I got the cube. However, anything smaller than 57 is noticeable. I can't stand much less than 55. I love 55mm Zhanchis though.

 

[CubeSurfer]

Personally I feel like cube size just depends on what you are used to like AlexMaass said. If I go straight from my main which is a 57mm Zhanchi to my 54.6mm Fangshi Illusion my times are usually a few seconds slower due to fumbling around with the smaller cube. But then again maybe it is my color recognition on the illusion...