The Shengshou Skewb was one of the first mass produced skewb puzzles available for purchase back in the day, making it a popular choice among many cubers looking to get into skewb solving. Since then, there have been many other companies releasing newer and more modern skewb designs better suited for speedcubing and competition purposes, but the Shengshou skewb still remains a quality puzzle, and is a great choice for beginner cubers looking to learn and practice skewb solving.

Similar to the original Shengshou pyraminx, this puzzle also has a very prominent clicking mechanism that keeps the layers aligned during solving. This gives the puzzle a sort of crunchy feeling, yet the layers still feel relatively fast and smooth at the same time. However, I find that the clicking mechanism does make speed solving a bit difficult since turning the layers requires a certain degree of force due to the ball bearing securely locking the layers in place after each turn. This cube also has an anti popping mechanism built in, so you can be rough with it during solves and not have to worry about popping. There is corner cutting to a small degree, but it falls short compared to many other more modern skewbs betters suited for speed solving. However, lockups aren't really an issue since the ball bearings ensure that the layers perfectly click into place after each turn.

The only small downside about the puzzle are the dull stock sticker shades, which is not a big issue, since they can be easily replaced with your preferred shades.

Overall, while not specifically made for speed solving, this is still a good quality puzzle and I would especially recommend it to beginner and intermediate level cubers as a first skewb to practice on.

Wether you are a 5 second skewb solver, or just want it to stare at, get this puzzle and be impressed. This is a good skewb, and it is my main. No pops or lock ups and a clicky feel.

This is an amazing skewb it turns very well. It does not pop at all which is nice. You don't have to line it up because it pretty much clicks into place so there is no need for corner cutting. Overall this a great skewb and highly recommend it to speed cubers.

The Shengshou Skewb is smooth and clicky. This skewb is a great all rounder. It has amazing corner cutting, no pops at all, and barely any lock ups. It came with those ugly stock stickers and I have since replaced them. Before, the Shengshou Skewb was really loud and snappy out of the box (due to the ball-bearings). I believe there is a new batch (with new ball-bearings to increase performance). Overall, this is a great Skewb and I highly recommend it.

Right out of the box this puzzle turned very nicely. I had read lots of reviews and watched many videos before making my purchase and they all said that it was a loud puzzle due to the ball bearings. I gotta say this isn't the case at all! The puzzle is actually not loud at all which was a relief as I like to take puzzles with me when I know I'll have a bit of a wait somewhere. Very smooth, very fast, no pops. Kind of a cross between a Pyraminx and a cube and wasn't very difficult to solve. Excellent choice for the speed cuber or puzzle enthusiast.

I really like the feel of this Skewb. It is extremely smooth and the ball bearings click just the right amount. However, this is not a viable puzzle for speedsolving due to the lack of cornercutting.