What kind of cubes do most people use?

[alexc]

I was watching some videos on www.opticubes.com and a lot of the cubes looked sooooo smooth. Are those DIYs? I am trying to get my DIY really loose and good at cutting corners. My LL speed is really lacking and I think it is due to my cube. It is nowhere near as smooth as the ones in the video and it gets stuck more than I would like. Oh and also, I have heard good things about two types of silicone- CRC and Jig-a-loo or something like that. Can anyone with experience with these silicone sprays, tell me if they work, how long they last, if one is better than the other, and give me a recommendation. Thanks

 

[Dyste]

I would just like to say that for having a cube that gets stuck, you have pretty good times.

 

[alexc]

Thanks, Dyste. I guess what I'm so worked up about is that I've never actually been able to compare my cube to a sub-15 cuber's cube in real life. I would love to actually hold Harris Chan's or Yu Nakajima's cube and be able to compare it to mine. Then, I would know whether my cube is well prepared.

 

[AvGalen]

Thanks, Dyste. I guess what I'm so worked up about is that I've never actually been able to compare my cube to a sub-15 cuber's cube in real life. I would love to actually hold Harris Chan's or Yu Nakajima's cube and be able to compare it to mine. Then, I would know whether my cube is well prepared.

1. Go to a competition.
2. Volunteer as a scrambler.

I have felt a lot of cubes that are used by top-cubers and they all feel different. I can savely bet that if you drop 10 cubes from top-cubers in a bucket all of them will be able to recognise their own cube without looking.

 

[alexc]

Would you still be able to compete if you were a scrambler? Cause I wouldn't really go unless I could compete.

 

[sam]

Yes, only if you are not competing in that event. i scrambled some for OH at pleasantville. its fun to feel how different cubists cubes feel.

 

[Bryan]

Yes, only if you are not competing in that event. i scrambled some for OH at pleasantville. its fun to feel how different cubists cubes feel.

This is wrong. You can still scramble for an event that you are competing in, but you'll just have to compete first.

Also, it doesn't matter what other people's cubes feel like. Their cube is adjusted for them. Many people think my cube is super loose, but it's what works for me.

 

[sam]

Yes, only if you are not competing in that event. i scrambled some for OH at pleasantville. its fun to feel how different cubists cubes feel.

This is wrong. You can still scramble for an event that you are competing in, but you'll just have to compete first.

Also, it doesn't matter what other people's cubes feel like. Their cube is adjusted for them. Many people think my cube is super loose, but it's what works for me.

Oh! i didn't realize that . i guess that makes sense though.

 

[alexc]

Cool, maybe I'll try being a scrambler when I go to my first competition. Also, can anyone still give me advice on the silicone sprays I mentioned. The silicone I use is this liquid from cubelube.com and it doesn't last as long as I would like.

 

[Dene]

Thanks, Dyste. I guess what I'm so worked up about is that I've never actually been able to compare my cube to a sub-15 cuber's cube in real life. I would love to actually hold Harris Chan's or Yu Nakajima's cube and be able to compare it to mine. Then, I would know whether my cube is well prepared.

Ah yes, this is so true.
I really wanna feel what a DIY cube is like. I'm sure my store cube is getting there, an I'm finding that the looser it's getting, the better it is. I'm so happy that's it's started popping now, it doesn't have too much life left in it, but it is so smooth, I think perhaps in better condition that a DIY cube would get, but yet I cannot tell .

 

[Kemp_Drumsalot]

Cool, maybe I'll try being a scrambler when I go to my first competition. Also, can anyone still give me advice on the silicone sprays I mentioned. The silicone I use is this liquid from cubelube.com and it doesn't last as long as I would like.

I would say CRC works well, I just bought 2 cans of it, and I must say, it is a large improvement from my ACE hardware brand Silicon Spray. I would highly recommend CRC. As for jig-a-loo, I have never bought or used. But ya the cubelube.com stuff is very expensive and I've heard last a very short time, especially for the price.

 

[alltooamorous]

I haven't even gotten my store bought cube to feel anything like a DIY. It's smooth but it can't cut corners to save its life.

As for Lube, I just bought a can of CRC Heavy Duty Silicone. It works very well and it's cheap. Jig-a-loo is what I prefer, but it's just too expensive and I can't afford to keep buying it. The silicone spray is almost as good as the jig-a-loo stuff.

Edit: Small typo.

 

[Swordsman Kirby]

I currently use a rubiks.com DIY's edges, corners, and springs, and cube4you DIY's centers, core, and screws.

This cube rocks, but I need lube right now. ;_;

 

[AvGalen]

Yes, only if you are not competing in that event. i scrambled some for OH at pleasantville. its fun to feel how different cubists cubes feel.

This is wrong. You can still scramble for an event that you are competing in, but you'll just have to compete first.

Also, it doesn't matter what other people's cubes feel like. Their cube is adjusted for them. Many people think my cube is super loose, but it's what works for me.

Oh! i didn't realize that . i guess that makes sense though.

Actually, most larger competitions have several groups for each round
Example: 3x3x3_First_Round has 3 groups
First group 1 competes, group 2 scrambles, group 3 judges
Then group 2 competes, group 3 scrabmles, group 1 judges
finally group 3 competes, group 1 scrambles, group 2 judges