Haiyan Memory vs. Alpha V cube

[Joker]

Akuma:
Dammit, the cube makes a difference.
I was solving a crappy cube yesterday, and the solve took well over a minute. Lucky OLL skip.
I average 19~21 seconds on my F-II.
OP:
Go ahead and buy both. Solving is alot more fun in my opinion when you have a good cube. Sure, it might be a little early, but whatever. I promise, it WILL make your times faster if you like the cube better than the one you have now.

 

[riffz]

Akuma is being silly. Get a good cube now so you can practice with it and become accustomed to the feel. There's no good reason to not use a good cube.

 

[Rudinie]

To show how much you are straight talking out of your ass, I solve a RUBIKS BRAND STORE BOUGHT CUBE on 21.33 seconds.

Excuse me? You think this is an apporpriate way to address people? "Talking straight out of your ass"?!??!???

Anyway, you just proved my point:
A: your solve is not sub-20.
B:this is YOUR storebought, not MINE.
I said anyone who could solve MY storebought. You'll need a monkey wrench to turn any layer, dispite my intense lubing the cube.
Trust me on this one, you will never in your life be able to solve that one sub-20. Ever. Period.
To think that i paid that cube 10 euro's, about the same price as any decent cube you find online.
You just can't try storeboughts in the shop, at least not where i am living.

 

[Godmil]

Akuma, seriously, what the point in recommending someone get a cube that is ok, and will last a wee while before needing to be upgraded, when for the same price he could get a great cube that will last a long time.
I think beginners should get a good cube as soon as possible, it will prevent getting stuck with bad habits (such as big wrist turns instead of finger tricks).

 

[mbart9]

What's it like to unicycle? Is it hard? I'm just saying, I think I need another hobby besides cubing, duck tape, and bass playing. That doesn't mean I'll give those up though.

 

[unirox13]

unicycling is great fun. i'm a street rider, probably best compared to skateboarding on a unicycle. gapping stair sets. grinding ledges, doing tricks onto and off of things etc. but there are lots of different types of riding. street, trials, muni, and distance are the 4 major styles. trials is about getting from point a to point b in the quickest most efficient line possible. so going up and over things in the environment to get there. muni is mountain unicycling, riders using 24" or 26" wheels ride on serious downhill, singletrack, and cross country mountain bike trails. lastly, distance, riders use 29" or 36" wheels to do long distance rides. distance riders usually average between 10 and 14 miles per hour. so there really is a lot of things that can be done on a unicycling, it's a really entertaining sport. some names toyoutube if you want to see these styles in action. Shaun Johanneson and Xavier Collos are both incredible street riders. Spencer Hochberg is a really well known trials rider. and Kris holm is considered to be the father of the sport in a way and is one of the best (and most well known) mountain unicyclists in the world.

 

[Godmil]

I had no idea unicycles were used to do things like that. Amazing.
Also, mbart9, how is 'duck tape' a hobby?

 

[ElectricDoodie]

I loled reading Akuma's argument. I haven't seen such a bad one in a while.

 

[unirox13]

thanks to everyone for the replies, even the negative ones that caused so much tension on this thread lol. after reading what everyone has posted and looking a lot of different reviews on youtube, i've finally decided to go with the dayan guhong cube. it looks like an amazingly solid cube and has been recommended by a lot of people. now if anyone with any sound advice is still reading at this point and feels like offering more advice then i've got another question.

could anyone point me in the direction of a really good 4x4 and 5x5 cube? i've looked at both the eastsheen and the vcubes, but i'm still not sure which is better or even the negative and positives of both. so feel free to throw you 2 cents into the mix here if you have an opinion

thanks a lot

 

[MEn]

Dayan 4x4 and Maru 4x4 are your best choices as of now. You can go for a YJ 4x4 and mod it for about 10 bucks cheaper, but it takes a while and I'm pretty sure that it's not better than the Dayan or Maru. I'm using one right now though, and I love it.

V-Cubes are great, but if you want to save money and buy a knock-off, get a YJ.

 

[AngeL]

From what I hear, you really need to get Maru lube for your Guhong, because it's only average without it.

 

[MEn]

From what I hear, you really need to get Maru lube for your Guhong, because it's only average without it.

Not average, terrible, lol.