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[ThomasJE]

LOL.. that's nice! Ha ha, do you remember reconstructing solves of mine when I was averaging over 45 seconds.. I am about 20 seconds faster now

I do indeed. I haven't done any reconstructions for some time now. Did your 14.01 get reconstructed?

 

[MarcelP]

I do indeed. I haven't done any reconstructions for some time now. Did your 14.01 get reconstructed?

No, in fact no. It's a lucky slove though..

 

[ThomasJE]

No, in fact no. It's a lucky slove though..

I'll try to do it now. It's been some time since I did one; let's hope I still know what to do

 

[ThomasJE]

MarcelP - 3x3 14.01 Single

Spoiler: Video

R2 L2 F2 U' F2 D L2 F2 U F2 D2 R B' U2 F L' B D' B2 U F' U2

z2 // Inspection
R' F' R' F2 y R U' x' U2 x D2' // X-Cross
U y2' L' U L // F2L 2
U y L' U' L // F2L 3
U y' R' U2 R U2' R' U R // F2L 4
y' r y R U R' d' x R' F R U R' U' F' // OLL
View at alg.garron.us

Stats:

[B]Step	Time	HTM	HTPS	ETM	ETPS[/B]
[COLOR="#FF0000"]Total	14.01	36	2.57	45	3.21[/COLOR]
Cross+1	4.20	8	1.90	11	2.62
F2L	9.80	24	2.45	30	3.06
LL	4.21	12	2.85	15	3.56
					
[B]%          	Time	HTM	ETM[/B]		
Cross+1/F2L	42.9%	33.3%	36.7%		
F2L/Total	70.0%	66.7%	66.7%		
LL/Total	30.0%	33.3%	33.3%

 

[MarcelP]

Thanks! still only slow TPS.. It felt like 5 TPS at least.. LOL..

 

[ThomasJE]

Thanks! still only slow TPS.. It felt like 5 TPS at least.. LOL..

Are you still doing your metronome training? If so, increasing the bpm will be good for increasing your TPS. Also, have you done drills like PLL and OLL time attacks? They will also help.

 

[pipkiksass]

Wow, just picked up a Weilong for $8.82 from Fasttech. My first order from them, but that's crazily cheap, almost 1/2 the price of the next cheapest store. Even upgraded shipping slightly for an extra 70 cents. In total, my order came to (£6.43) 7.17 Euros!!!

Lookahead is still my single biggest problem, but if the Weilong helps reduce my PLL lockups then I'll be one step closer to sub-20.

 

[Lchu613]

How long would the shipping take for Fasttech to the U.S?

 

[sneaklyfox]

How long would the shipping take for Fasttech to the U.S?

Not sure, but I live in Canada and I've ordered from fasttech a couple times before. They're awesome... best prices anywhere and free shipping! It took about a month for things to get here normally... with the upgraded shipping though it took less than 2 weeks.

 

[pipkiksass]

Not sure, but I live in Canada and I've ordered from fasttech a couple times before. They're awesome... best prices anywhere and free shipping! It took about a month for things to get here normally... with the upgraded shipping though it took less than 2 weeks.

Did you do the 'basic' upgraded shipping? At 70c/cube, it seems pretty good value - still about $5/6 less than anywhere else. If you're not worried about how long it takes (I'm more than happy with my 55mm Zhanchi for the moment), I can't see a down-side!

 

[MarcelP]

Wow, just picked up a Weilong for $8.82 from Fasttech. My first order from them, but that's crazily cheap, almost 1/2 the price of the next cheapest store. Even upgraded shipping slightly for an extra 70 cents. In total, my order came to (£6.43) 7.17 Euros!!!

Lookahead is still my single biggest problem, but if the Weilong helps reduce my PLL lockups then I'll be one step closer to sub-20.

Your times will improve! I just tried to film a few sub 25 solves wih my zhanchi. No matter what I did I did not get below 27 secs. I picked my weilong and filmed an Ao12 24.xx Last layer is so smooth..

I also pick the extra 70 cents for transport. The shipments are lately always within 14 at my house.

 

[sneaklyfox]

Did you do the 'basic' upgraded shipping? At 70c/cube, it seems pretty good value - still about $5/6 less than anywhere else. If you're not worried about how long it takes (I'm more than happy with my 55mm Zhanchi for the moment), I can't see a down-side!

I think that's "basic"... whichever is the cheapest upgrade. It was less than a dollar.

Edit: I've been switching between SR and WL every few dozen solves or something and although I still think SR is main, the WL is improving on me. Today I started with WL and got three 12.xx solves within 30 solves! I don't dislike the feeling as much as I did before although sometimes it still overshoots a bit and the layers slide if I do something weird.

 

[MarcelP]

I don't dislike the feeling as much as I did before although sometimes it still overshoots a bit and the layers slide if I do something weird.

I think you just need to tighten a little bit more..

My Weilong is flawless Yesterday I had a 17.90 full step solve. I have a few new cubes on the way but I am pretty sure nothing will beat the Weilong. I just finished a PB Ao100:

WHooohooo..

 

[Username]

Sub25!

 

[ThomasJE]

Nice going! Also, how is the Weilong? I may get one for my Wallbuys competition win. Also, if you have a Fangshi ShuangRen 54mm, could you compare please?

 

[MarcelP]

The Weilong is waaay better than the 54.6 Shuangren. The Shuangren has more lock ups. More corner twists. The Weilong is a cube you need to get used to since it is faster than a Zhanchi. So overshooting might be a problem in the beginning. But that is the only down side. The biggest plus of this cube is that it does not lock up. So last layer is very smooth (for me) compared to Zhanchi of Guhong.

 

[sneaklyfox]

I don't have the 54.6 Shuangren but the 57 Shuangren doesn't corner twist on me. And actually the Weilong does still lock up for me sometimes.

 

[ThomasJE]

The Weilong is waaay better than the 54.6 Shuangren. The Shuangren has more lock ups. More corner twists. The Weilong is a cube you need to get used to since it is faster than a Zhanchi. So overshooting might be a problem in the beginning. But that is the only down side. The biggest plus of this cube is that it does not lock up. So last layer is very smooth (for me) compared to Zhanchi of Guhong.

Ok. I think I need a faster cube; my Zhanchi is fast straight after I clean it, but it slows soon after.

I don't have the 54.6 Shuangren but the 57 Shuangren doesn't corner twist on me. And actually the Weilong does still lock up for me sometimes.

Are the lockups occasional?

 

[Lchu613]

Just how much faster is the Weilong than a Shuang Ren?
I was wondering because I'm debating whether to get one or not, since I right now have an epic-ly modded Zhanchi that's quite a bit better than my SR, and I don't have any idea how the Weilong would compare to either.

 

[sneaklyfox]

Are the lockups occasional?

Occasional. It could be due to getting used to the cube.