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I had the chance to try B3 and I hated it to be honest. I am not even a huge fan of B2 blue and I think I just liked the B2 provincial orange or the golden edition the best. Probably the golden is the best until the topsheet just stretches out and becomes a diaper.

Like I mentioned before I have tried both Mantra Pro M and XH. If I just wanna be lazy and define them I would say Mantra Pro M is like a softer Glayzer, and Mantra Pro XH is a softer D05. I think the sponge of the Mantra Pros are really excellent, they both feel super deep and have kinda of a...

Obviously Boll has no value for Butterfly anymore so they send him what they find on the bottom shelf 🐷

The same. This one was mine. Yup, I am. LAC can't take it and I used it with W968 so not a particularly hard or stiff blade either.

Yeah, few years ago I even had a straight-handle 290. Despite being different construction to HL5 the Carbonado 45 is not a bad alternative for it. They play similarly. To me Carbonados have this weird sound during contact, especially the 290. If someone wants a fast blade the 290 is just about...

I boosted it with whiff of FTL, it helped it a lot actually. I liked it after boosting even more. But then it bubbled up. Did the booster accelerate the bubbling? Maybe tho I really just used super thin layer of FTL. I'm fairly certain it would have bubbled up anyway maybe just a few trainings...

I got back from Hong Kong where I had a wonderful time playing with wonderful people in wonderful places. So here's the deal. I kinda made the mistake by only taking 1 blade to HK which was the Zhou Qihao S-ALC. Don't get me wrong it's a fantastic blade, probably my 2nd favorite but I...

I had a similar weight difference between the two rubbers. Red is a bit softer in my opinion.

One can just type in Google "taobao brand name rubber name" and Google will find you listings.

Well I would say aliexpress is like an international taobao. But taobao is much bigger and lot more stuff on it and cheaper.

I randomly met the guy last year when I was in Belgrade and we trained a little so not really😅 I think they get the artificial materials from different places, Joola or the South Korean factory arylate is green now, before that it was orange I think. Butterfly is blue. Butterfly zylon is from...

From taobao. Of course they are real.

I did not, I just asked for glue, and he sent 2 small bottle plus the edge tape and cover sheet. All of them free of charge.

Hey, if you wanna bu the FZD SALC then go for it, I am not against it. I tried the Viscaria SALC and it's OK. I preferred the Joola ZQ SALC90 becuase it's the same contruction and 86g with thicker handle than Viscaira SALC ( and I got it from a sponsored player so I think it's not commercial...

I yet have to test the mantra pros, but I have to say compared to China the rest of the world are 3rd class citizens. You can get mantra pro for 160 rmb which is like 23EUR, and the seller free of charge sends you glue, edge tape and cover foil.

Wait, what? Even if this is the case that is in the future, so it could be used. Also what is this rule about sponge backside print? How it will be enforced if the rubber is glued onto the blade? It will be taken off after the tournament and if someone used illegal sponge they will be...

Well not sure about your weight preference, for me light is 85g and below, and I know there are not many Primorac Carbons (or any) in that range. But on the other hand I doubt there are many if and FZD SALC in the 85g range, they are pretty stably around 90g. However you might try your luck and...

Yinhe does a much better job with their top tier blades than rubbers. But it's no surprise they can hire a few great blade makers and job is done, while for rubber they need to invest in expensive machinery, process and materials. Do materials matter in blades? Suuure, but a good blade maker can...

I think the Dignics transiotion on FH should not be much of a challange, but Primo Carbon to Viscaria of FZD SALC are totally different Primo Carbon has a thick and soft hinoki top play while FZD ALC has a thin and hard Koto. Ofc the carbon material is quite different too and what is more...

Hmmm, I was thinking among similar lines but nothing I have tried before. Sure a Viscaria is not terribly different or it's better clones, but in many ways doesn't play the same. I am thinking of requesting for a 2nd blade of ZQ 90 as backup. Super alc has super high sweet spot, in my opinion...