h2f
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What speedcube's shop do you recommend in UK? My sister lives in Manchester and she wants a cube... 
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Logiqx
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http://thepuzzlestore.uk/What speedcube's shop do you recommend in UK? My sister lives in Manchester and she wants a cube...
Availability is clear online.
Quick dispatch. Email updates.
Only had good experiences... 4 or 5 orders iirc.
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newtonbase
Premium Member
Agreed.
mark49152
Premium Member
Tell her to come say hello at Manchester Open on 14 Jan!What speedcube's shop do you recommend in UK? My sister lives in Manchester and she wants a cube...
Shaky Hands
Premium Member
@h2f, like Mike and Mark have said, thepuzzlestore.uk have been very reliable for me too and I'd have no hesitation recommending them. Will be putting in another order from there for a relative in the New Year.
h2f
Premium Member
@Shaky Hands @mark49152 @newtonbase @Logiqx Thanks a lot. I will tell her about competition but she wants to learn how to solve the cube now. We were talking about how it would be nice to visit her and go to a competition.
bubbagrub
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Ahh... Yes. Good point. That wasn't an intentional omission, but maybe a significant one. My main BLD goals are:
- Get an average in 3BLD (but I'm happy to have this as a goal for the end of 2017, rather than Paris)
- 6/6 in MBLD (similarly -- goal for end of 2017)
bubbagrub
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Good luck! I'll be interested to hear how you get on. It clearly must be possible to figure out from first principles. I'll look forward to seeing you solve it with your own method, one-handed, while wind-surfing...
JanW
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Santa is late this year. Today I got the first of two orders I placed a couple of weeks ago. The Valk3 didn't arrive yet, but this shipment included a stickerless MoJue M3. I can't say anything but instant main! This is the smoothest cube I've ever touched. Very different feel from my other cubes, but I like it! It was a little lose at first, tightened it a bit and then it was ready to go.
Turns out all I needed was a new cube to get that sub-24 Ao100. Improved .6 seconds from earlier today, now 23.42. Also small improvement to Ao50, but not Ao5 or Ao12. Overall it was a very even Ao100. Now also far more sub-20s than sup-30s (11-3).
I'll probably get the Valk next week. Based on all reviews it should be way better than this cube. I'm very much looking forward to it!
Turns out all I needed was a new cube to get that sub-24 Ao100. Improved .6 seconds from earlier today, now 23.42. Also small improvement to Ao50, but not Ao5 or Ao12. Overall it was a very even Ao100. Now also far more sub-20s than sup-30s (11-3).
I'll probably get the Valk next week. Based on all reviews it should be way better than this cube. I'm very much looking forward to it!
bubbagrub
Member
Have you all seen the end of year report from Cubing China? It's pretty nice:
https://cubingchina.com/summary/2016/2008CLEM01
(Just replace the WCA ID with your own, to see your report).
https://cubingchina.com/summary/2016/2008CLEM01
(Just replace the WCA ID with your own, to see your report).
Shaky Hands
Premium Member
This is excellent. Stuff like this plus the inclusion of notes on National and Continental Championships and the better mapping system they have are all things where CubingChina's website is way ahead of WCA's for profile information.
newtonbase
Premium Member
I like the stats on number of cubers met. 307 is much higher than I would have guessed.
JanW
Member
My fastest full-step single so far:
Generated By csTimer on 2016-12-29
single: 16.38
Time List:
1. 16.38 D2 R' F2 D2 U2 L' U2 L2 R' U2 L2 B L' D2 L2 D L' U' F U2 L
z2 y' ; Inspection
B' R' D' L D2 y L ; cross
U L' U L U' y' L' U L ; F2L 1
d' L' U L ; F2L 2
d' L' U L ; F2L 3
U R U' R' U2 y' R' U' R ; F2L 4
U2 L' U' L U' L' U L U L F' L' F ; oll
R' U L' U2 R U' R' U2 R L ; pll
57 moves, 3.48 tps
A funny solve with 3 consecutive identical F2L insertions. I wish F2L pairs would always line up that nicely! Otherwise it was a not very efficient cross and one of the more awkward OLL algs for me to perform, so I was quite surprised when I saw the time.
Generated By csTimer on 2016-12-29
single: 16.38
Time List:
1. 16.38 D2 R' F2 D2 U2 L' U2 L2 R' U2 L2 B L' D2 L2 D L' U' F U2 L
z2 y' ; Inspection
B' R' D' L D2 y L ; cross
U L' U L U' y' L' U L ; F2L 1
d' L' U L ; F2L 2
d' L' U L ; F2L 3
U R U' R' U2 y' R' U' R ; F2L 4
U2 L' U' L U' L' U L U L F' L' F ; oll
R' U L' U2 R U' R' U2 R L ; pll
57 moves, 3.48 tps
A funny solve with 3 consecutive identical F2L insertions. I wish F2L pairs would always line up that nicely! Otherwise it was a not very efficient cross and one of the more awkward OLL algs for me to perform, so I was quite surprised when I saw the time.
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Congratulations! You can do the OLL from the angle that appeared in your solve with RUB, I think it's more much handy: R' U' R U' R' U R U R B' R' B
I perform the last for moves as: l U' R' U x
JanW
Member
That's a really nice alg! I might switch.
I never actually looked up any algs for this case. I used the right handed mirror as one of my CPEOLL algs back in the days and when I started learning OLL I figured out which case it applies to and also started using it for the mirror case on the left.
pipkiksass
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Had a nice 3x3 session today, after not picking one up in a few days. Couple of 13s, back-to-back 14s, a 16.xx Ao5 and my Ao12 was sub 18 for about 20 solves. Average was unfortunately interspersed with horrendous 24/25s, so Ao100 was ugh.
Also 3:46 5x5 single, with 3:52 Mo3.
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Also 3:46 5x5 single, with 3:52 Mo3.
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h2f
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newtonbase
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One of my main goals is a top 20 ranking in 3BLD single but it looks easier to get top 20 average. I'd need to beat 4:27 average rather than 1:46 single. Given the generous cut off at Manchester I can afford to go safe if a quick single time doesn't look on.
pglewis
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Mediocre 3x3 timing sessions lately and tonight's session started with some disastrous solves but I eventually settled down, got into a groove and broke my mo3, ao5 and ao12. Sub-30 mo3 at last, best ao5 edging closer to 30, and hit a 24.x single with a rare OLL skip (on the heels of a 2-look LL 26.x).
Generated By csTimer on 2016-12-29
solves/total: 24/24
single
best: 24.63
worst: 1:11.38
mean of 3
current: 28.65 (σ = 5.61)
best: 28.65 (σ = 5.61)
avg of 5
current: 31.40 (σ = 4.59)
best: 31.40 (σ = 4.59)
avg of 12
current: 34.81 (σ = 4.52)
best: 34.81 (σ = 4.52)
Average: 37.86 (σ = 5.74)
Mean: 39.09
Time List:
1. 41.62 D' B2 R2 D2 L2 D' L2 U R2 B2 D2 L B R' U2 F2 D B' F2 R' U
2. 38.91 F D R D2 B' L2 U' B2 R L' U B2 U B2 D F2 U2 B2 D' R2 U
3. 58.74 D2 B2 U' B2 U' L2 B2 D2 U' L2 U' B D2 L2 R F' L R2 F' U R'
4. 36.12 B R2 U R2 F2 D R2 U' F2 U' B' L' D2 F2 U2 B' U2 R2 U
5. 40.43 U' R' D2 B2 L' D2 R' F2 D2 L D' R' B2 D' L' F2 U' B U
6. 56.88 D' F2 R F2 R2 L2 U2 B' R' U B2 D L2 U' D' R2 L2 D' L'
7. 39.08 U2 F2 R2 B2 F2 R2 U F2 D F2 D2 R U2 B D B2 U' R F R B'
8. 1:11.38 U L2 D R2 D' R2 F2 R2 U' L' U' L2 U B F' R U' B2 D' U2
9. 32.19 L D' L2 D' B U' L' U' F' R' U' R2 B2 U2 D L2 U2 B2 D' F2 D
10. 34.78 F2 D R2 F2 R2 U2 R2 D2 F2 R2 B' R' D2 F2 D U L D2 R' D2
11. 35.69 L' F2 U2 L R B2 L' F2 D2 R2 D U F' R D2 L2 D U F' U2
12. 35.13 U R2 D' B2 R' U2 R F' L' U R F2 R2 F2 L' F2 R'
13. 34.78 R2 U R2 D' B2 U' R2 D2 L' D' B' F' L' B' F2 D F L'
14. 28.34 B2 D2 B2 D R2 U' F2 L2 R2 B' D U' R F' U2 L B2 D' L2 F
15. 44.39 U' L2 F2 U2 L2 D' B2 U' F2 D2 R' D' R D2 B' L' F U2 L' U
16. 38.96 B2 U2 L2 R2 B U2 F' R2 F D' R' D' R U2 F2 U2 L2 F R
17. 37.60 L2 R2 D' U2 F2 R2 U R2 F2 R2 U R D2 B' U F' L2 B L2 R'
18. 38.40 B D' F2 U F2 D2 B2 F2 R2 U R2 F' U2 R2 U' B' D L' F' R'
19. 39.87 L' D2 F2 R2 B' U2 F U2 R2 F U2 F L' U' R' U' B L2 F' U'
20. 32.89 D L2 B' R2 U' R B D2 R U' B2 D' F2 R2 U2 L2 D B2 U' F2
21. 35.95 L' U2 B2 F2 L' D2 B2 D2 L' U2 R2 U' L2 B R2 U' B2 D' R F L
22. 35.05 D' L U' R' B2 R F' R2 D2 B' R2 U F2 D' F2 R2 B2 R2 D
23. 26.25 B2 U2 B2 D2 R2 U' L2 B2 U2 B R' U R B D L' D' F D2
24. 24.63[OLL skip] L2 U2 F' L2 B U2 L2 F L D L2 B' F2 L' R' B2 D' B2
solves/total: 24/24
single
best: 24.63
worst: 1:11.38
mean of 3
current: 28.65 (σ = 5.61)
best: 28.65 (σ = 5.61)
avg of 5
current: 31.40 (σ = 4.59)
best: 31.40 (σ = 4.59)
avg of 12
current: 34.81 (σ = 4.52)
best: 34.81 (σ = 4.52)
Average: 37.86 (σ = 5.74)
Mean: 39.09
Time List:
1. 41.62 D' B2 R2 D2 L2 D' L2 U R2 B2 D2 L B R' U2 F2 D B' F2 R' U
2. 38.91 F D R D2 B' L2 U' B2 R L' U B2 U B2 D F2 U2 B2 D' R2 U
3. 58.74 D2 B2 U' B2 U' L2 B2 D2 U' L2 U' B D2 L2 R F' L R2 F' U R'
4. 36.12 B R2 U R2 F2 D R2 U' F2 U' B' L' D2 F2 U2 B' U2 R2 U
5. 40.43 U' R' D2 B2 L' D2 R' F2 D2 L D' R' B2 D' L' F2 U' B U
6. 56.88 D' F2 R F2 R2 L2 U2 B' R' U B2 D L2 U' D' R2 L2 D' L'
7. 39.08 U2 F2 R2 B2 F2 R2 U F2 D F2 D2 R U2 B D B2 U' R F R B'
8. 1:11.38 U L2 D R2 D' R2 F2 R2 U' L' U' L2 U B F' R U' B2 D' U2
9. 32.19 L D' L2 D' B U' L' U' F' R' U' R2 B2 U2 D L2 U2 B2 D' F2 D
10. 34.78 F2 D R2 F2 R2 U2 R2 D2 F2 R2 B' R' D2 F2 D U L D2 R' D2
11. 35.69 L' F2 U2 L R B2 L' F2 D2 R2 D U F' R D2 L2 D U F' U2
12. 35.13 U R2 D' B2 R' U2 R F' L' U R F2 R2 F2 L' F2 R'
13. 34.78 R2 U R2 D' B2 U' R2 D2 L' D' B' F' L' B' F2 D F L'
14. 28.34 B2 D2 B2 D R2 U' F2 L2 R2 B' D U' R F' U2 L B2 D' L2 F
15. 44.39 U' L2 F2 U2 L2 D' B2 U' F2 D2 R' D' R D2 B' L' F U2 L' U
16. 38.96 B2 U2 L2 R2 B U2 F' R2 F D' R' D' R U2 F2 U2 L2 F R
17. 37.60 L2 R2 D' U2 F2 R2 U R2 F2 R2 U R D2 B' U F' L2 B L2 R'
18. 38.40 B D' F2 U F2 D2 B2 F2 R2 U R2 F' U2 R2 U' B' D L' F' R'
19. 39.87 L' D2 F2 R2 B' U2 F U2 R2 F U2 F L' U' R' U' B L2 F' U'
20. 32.89 D L2 B' R2 U' R B D2 R U' B2 D' F2 R2 U2 L2 D B2 U' F2
21. 35.95 L' U2 B2 F2 L' D2 B2 D2 L' U2 R2 U' L2 B R2 U' B2 D' R F L
22. 35.05 D' L U' R' B2 R F' R2 D2 B' R2 U F2 D' F2 R2 B2 R2 D
23. 26.25 B2 U2 B2 D2 R2 U' L2 B2 U2 B R' U R B D L' D' F D2
24. 24.63[OLL skip] L2 U2 F' L2 B U2 L2 F L D L2 B' F2 L' R' B2 D' B2
