Straight out of the box, the outside was covered in factory lube. After wiping it down, it’s not bad, it just doesn’t have the feel I like. There is a fair bit of initial startup resistance which can be partially mitigated with a fast lube. Because of my turning style and having to be harder to overcome startup resistance, I get a lot of lockups if I go too fast. The core is very receptive to lube, but the edges felt the same after lubing. There is no adjustability outside tensioning and that really bothers me, plus with the metal screws and springs it is hard to make the tensioning even on each side. And no water-based lube unless you want it to rust. The metal springs make this cube very loud and it’s the loudest cube I own. I wish it was bigger because I have dropped it or slipped a few too many times during solves.
Overall, performance is 2.7/5, colours are 5/5, grip is 3.8/5, lube reception is 3.6/5, adjustability is 1/5, price to performance is 4/5. In total, I rate it 3/5. It’s an ok cube, but I don’t really like it and will get a different 2x2 eventually.