Showing posts with label DaYan GuHong. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DaYan GuHong. Show all posts

Tuesday, 23 December 2014

Review of 3x3 Speedcubes

Hello, today I am going to review some of the top speedcubes.

DaYan GuHong
This cube is the second of DaYan's six 3x3 speedcubes. It is very fast and it does not pop very often. Lockups do not occur, but there is one flaw: the corner cutting. It can barely cut 45 degrees, and reverse cutting is about average. However the M slices are great on this cube. Overall this is an excellent cube for beginners, but not so for the advanced ones.

DaYan ZhanChi
This cube is the fifth of DaYan's six 3x3 speedcubes and is, in my opinion, the best cube out of the six in the series. It is very fast, has good corner cutting and has no corner twisting. It is very quiet when you are solving it. However, it does pop. This cube is excellent for amateur speedcubers.

MoYu AoLong (v2)
This cube is amazing. Out of the box it may seem sluggish, but after lubricating and tensioning, it became excellent. It does not pop or corner twist. It is buttery smooth and bumpy. In my opinion, this cube might be better than the v1. Perfect for advanced cubers.

Tuesday, 16 December 2014

My Road To Speedcubing

Hi,

I am XB Cuber!

This is how I started speedcubing..

When I was six years old, my father passed me a Rubik's brand Rubik's cube. I must be wondering what this colourful cube is?

My father did not manage to teach me how to solve a Rubik's cube.

I was 8 years old when I picked up the Rubik's cube again. Google explained what a Rubik's cube is and what is speedcubing about. After that, I learnt how to Rubik's cube via YouTube.

When I was able to solve the Rubik's cube using the beginner method, I convinced my father to purchase a DaYan GuHong online. As a result, the DaYan GuHong was my first speed cube. As of now, my father have bought me the following puzzles:

  • Rubik's Magic
  • 2x2: WitTwo -> DaYan ZhanChi
  • 3x3: DaYan GuHong -> DaYan ZhanChi -> YJ -> DaYan Stickerless -> MoYu AoLong (v2)
  • 4x4: MoYu AoSu
  • 5x5: ShengShou

I started my first Rubik's cube competition, Singapore Open 2013, when I was 9 years old. You can view the video in my YouTube Channel.

Credits to Erno Rubik and my father for starting my speedcubing dreams!!