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For anyone interested, here's my MBLD from Manchester Open 2016. Sorry for the glum reaction - I was just mentally tired and glad to get the blindfold off :).

 
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muchacho said:
Nice!
Was the first solved cube a Gans 356? Is more difficult if not using the same model for all cubes?
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No not a 356. I think it's a Yuxin. Yes I find it harder when the cubes are inconsistent or not set up as well as my mains. You can see on the corners stage of the first cube I'm having some trouble with the corners pulling out.
 
Another 3 pages!!! You guys post fast these days. Nice the cancellation with RUR'U'. I use that alg and setup for adjacent parity and had never thought of it. Thanks! I got my 1st sub 1:40 (and with double parity) at 4x4 this week so slowly progressing. In 5x5, though, I don't seem to be able to make any progress :(

Impressive that 5/5 Mark!

Regarding Mega I'm using a Shengshou, unmodded. It's super smooth and it's breaking in slowly but, without modding it locks up a lot. If not going to mod it maybe the best choice is a Dayan, which you can also get with ridges and even stickerless if you prefer.
 
Selkie said:
@Stefan

I had heard some old school megaminx's were great, seen a UK cuber sub 1 average on an unknown minx about 5 years ago. Any reason the megaminx is the only black puzzle? You seem to love stickerless but I have to confess after solving on a stickerless Cyclone Boys G4 for a day I have broke all PBs. Just cant seem to repeat that on 3x3 etc. I'll order a DaYan, as to be fair you are the fastest old man around, I'll take the advice :)
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Back when I got my Mefferts there were only black minxes around (~2009). And I just hate changing stickers all the time, so stickless are perfect for me, and I got a SL pyraminx now also :)
 
mark49152 said:
For anyone interested, here's my MBLD from Manchester Open 2016. Sorry for the glum reaction - I was just mentally tired and glad to get the blindfold off :).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63t_X7-fIOQ
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Wow, awesome. Enjoyed watching that Mark :tu

@4x4 Race thread

Tried to get another sub 1:06 ao12 on film but failed so this will have to do. Loving the new Cyclone Boys Stickerless. A lovely cube :tu

Average of 12: 1:06.88
Average of 5: 1:04.04 (First 5 solves)
1. 1:10.30 f' U2 D' r D B2 D' L B2 U D B' f R' L f2 r f' r U B2 D2 f' D2 r2 f R' U' r L' f' R r2 U2 r R L u2 f2 u2
2. 59.58 D' B2 r R2 F' r' D R u R' F' r B U' r2 F2 B2 L' F' L2 u D r D F' f2 r2 D2 L u' F2 U2 f' F' D' F' r' U' R D'
3. (1:22.56) f2 L' D2 f2 R' F R D' L' R u2 R F' L' r' D2 F D2 r2 U' D F' u' U2 f' F2 U R' B' F' r F r U' D2 R2 u r' f F2
4. 1:02.23 D r2 U' D' R' f' U' f r' D2 r2 u f' u2 F' u' L2 u' B2 u U' R F' D L2 f F B' R r' F' u' R' U' D r2 u' R D' r2
5. (58.12) f' U2 u' B' L R' f2 u2 B U r2 U L' u2 U' D2 B U2 F' U2 f2 u R D' L' f D B2 U' f2 B2 U u2 r B2 f2 D' L2 u r2
6. 1:13.88 B2 F R2 L2 D2 u' r' U u2 R' L f2 D u U2 F2 R2 r D2 F2 R2 F' B2 u2 R' u' r' u2 f' L' F2 f2 L2 D r F2 U' f' r R
7. 1:11.75 L2 F2 u2 L R B2 r R D' u B F2 D' f2 R2 u L2 f D L R U2 F' B u2 U' B' f2 L' B' L U2 r2 B f L f2 U2 B' r'
8. 1:08.24 F2 r R2 f B2 R F L2 D2 U u f F2 B' u2 f' r2 R2 B' D B' f r f' F2 B' U r2 L' B R' u2 f F' R u D2 U' r' L'
9. 1:04.50 L R2 B D r' D L' F L' u2 f' F' L R2 D' L2 f2 U' F' L' r' f B2 r2 u2 r2 D' U r F' R B2 U2 f2 R B' f2 R L' r
10. 1:01.87 f2 r' L u2 L2 B' L' F' r' B2 L u' D' U r' B' L' B' L r2 F2 u' U' B F' R2 r u2 R' F2 D' F2 B' u r R D' r2 B2 f
11. 1:09.95 u2 R2 D f' R B2 L' U2 B2 U' L' f2 D R2 L' D' f u2 f D2 F' r D F' B' D2 U' B' f r2 D' u U2 r' u2 r2 L D2 U' B'
12. 1:06.53 f' F' R2 f' L2 u2 D' U L2 D' U2 R' D f' R' f u' B2 R L2 D2 R' B f' R2 F' u' L2 F2 L' R F' r R B u U' r2 L2 f2

 
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muchacho said:
Megaminx PBs

Single: 3:18
Ao5: 3:45
Ao12: 4:01

I was determined to get the sub-4 ao12 today, but it seems it's not gonna happen.
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Wow, going from strength to strength :tu

muchacho said:
Lovely mug! (sorry if it had appeared multiple times, it's the first time I see it)
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Yes picked it up in a gift shop lat month :)

MarcelP said:
The cubicle T-shirt must have helped too ;) Nice solves Chris!
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Agreed, think the tshirt is worth at least an additional 0.5 seconds :D
 
Wow! Starting to see quite some sub-1 at 4x4 around here. It looks so unreachable for me right now... Is that the CB G4 stickerless then? And is it already broken in? I was told it takes a while until it's good but you seem to have no problems whatsoever.

@David: Nice times at Mega, you are so close to sub-4. I think we are motivating each other to improve. I like that.

Have to do some solves for the weekly comp. I'll be back in a minute :)
 
I'll take a break when I reach sub-4, not from Megaminx but from racing, I'll just do untimed slow solves for some weeks to practice pairing, and I'll also try to learn some algs and mod a Shengshou.
 
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