A slow drop in spin and speed as it ages, but the topsheet still looks brand new, and the rubber itself is definitely still good enough to play with, even in tournaments. I'd say right now the spin/speed of the rubber is somewhere around 80%-85% of brand new. Not too bad for a 17$ rubber. Only reason I am gluing a new one is the topsheet separating.
100% agree.
I boosted it with a very light fart of FTL before. It had a great effect. And a bubble not so much later.
Oh man, short period of excellence followed by utter failure. What a difficult decision I am faced with.
Hope you don't smoke, and I have no recent knowledge on tobacco pricing but LAC is much cheaper than before.
I don't think the same "delamination -problem" we get with LAC will happen with R9. I did some little experiment trying to rip the top rubber off the sponges and LAC was easy to come apart while with the R9 I get half the pips on the sponge.
lucky for you, did you get full refund?I don't think the same "delamination -problem" we get with LAC will happen with R9. I did some little experiment trying to rip the top rubber off the sponges and LAC was easy to come apart while with the R9 I get half the pips on the sponge.
While I got your attention, remember me moaning about the sponge of myR9 being too thin ? Well Ali just agreed with me
Watch out with too many disputes on AliExpress. It's not exactly the most moral website. I've asked for a refund/replacement for a number of defective items before, and was put in a prohibition period. I could not dispute more items, nor could I use the chatbot to get a human to talk to and get proper help. In fact, the entire chatbot UI disappeared for a couple of weeks (but was working using a different account).I don't think the same "delamination -problem" we get with LAC will happen with R9. I did some little experiment trying to rip the top rubber off the sponges and LAC was easy to come apart while with the R9 I get half the pips on the sponge.
While I got your attention, remember me moaning about the sponge of myR9 being too thin ? Well Ali just agreed with me
I never ever got to talk to a human using chatbot. I always ended up in some kind of loop. As far as disputes are concerned, when I feel i got ripped of = I complain. I order, I pay, I deserve to get what i ordered. The dispute depends a lot on how we can present the evidence and who is judging it. This time I was lucky. A couple of months ago I got a bottle of glue where the brush is supposed to be attached to the inside of the lid but it was not, it was at the bottom of the bottle. Not a valid complaint. Have you ever tried to fish something out of a bottle full of slimy glue, the "not water-based" version ?
I aimed for a refund without return so i asked for half of what I paid and got it.
if i remember correctly blue and pink were discussed here on the forum and they are quite different as well. Might be the blue one being softer which is probably why i bough the pink one for a BH
Why dont you try boosting a bit just to soften the sponge? if you like the Topsheet and overall feeling of R3 pink, Rxton 1 plus maybe? Rxton 1 & Rxton 1 special have less potential than R3 pink i feel. Normal R3 feels much softer than Pink also, i didnt like it on FH but its fine on BH
Blue's sponge said 40d, I don't have a photo of the Pink's sponge. They feel similar though. Rxton 3 blue feels crisper and softer than LAC.
For softer rubber I have tried Rxton 1 plus which is also good but a tad too soft for my FH, but the topsheet feels quite different. The Rxton 3 Blue/Pink's topsheet feels tougher than normal red/black rubbers.
this is what Longle said:Blue's sponge said 40d, I don't have a photo of the Pink's sponge. They feel similar though. Rxton 3 blue feels crisper and softer than LAC.
For softer rubber I have tried Rxton 1 plus which is also good but a tad too soft for my FH, but the topsheet feels quite different. The Rxton 3 Blue/Pink's topsheet feels tougher than normal red/black rubbers.
