Jonathon v Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Ok I’ve heard a lot of good things about the energy transfer, and the great fit, but I have heard a lot of bad things about: the stiching being misplaced the skates wearing down easily and quickly The holder doesn’t fit the blade well because of whatever reason, but it would be hard to replace and take like 40 minutes to sharpen skates And in general many things with the skates that would require a shit ton of modding and changing up. To be clear, if I were to ever get a pair, I would probably get 1 piece because of how great the energy transfer is said to be? Is it that much better than 2 piece? And is it reallllly heavy? Like compared to my Bauer vapor x900 skates I have right now would it be way heavier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertnamehere Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Do you like your Vapors? Are they comfortable? Do you have any issues with them? I don't think the difference between those and a True will be as pronounced as if you went something a few years older with a cowling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Md30 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 I have both, and wore Bauer prior. I have had my issues with True customer service, but i like the skates. I had no issues with the skates themselves. I am selling the 1 pc because i am trying to like the taller 2 pc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaveman42 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 I recently purchased the True 2 piece moving away from my Bauer Supreme 7000 skates. The only reason I went with True was because of the bumps on my heels and nothing on the shelf fit me. I originally purchased the Bauer 2S and they were very comfortable but then realized my ankles were too thick for the boot which wasn't allowing my leg to lean forward. My suggestion would be to try off the shelf skates to see how those fit you. If you have foot problems like I do, then True skates are amazing. I couldn't be happier. However, I don't think these will last as long as my Bauer Supreme's did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big2 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 6 hours ago, Jonathon v said: Ok I’ve heard a lot of good things about the energy transfer, and the great fit, but I have heard a lot of bad things about: the stiching being misplaced the skates wearing down easily and quickly The holder doesn’t fit the blade well because of whatever reason, but it would be hard to replace and take like 40 minutes to sharpen skates And in general many things with the skates that would require a shit ton of modding and changing up. To be clear, if I were to ever get a pair, I would probably get 1 piece because of how great the energy transfer is said to be? Is it that much better than 2 piece? And is it reallllly heavy? Like compared to my Bauer vapor x900 skates I have right now would it be way heavier? Jonathon, stay away from True skates unless you have issues with your feet! Even then Bauer makes custom skates and so does CCM my son waisted over 3 months with them earlier this season and after two attempts by them to build a proper skate I got my money back from our LhS. Nearly every goalie skate that I have seen 8 - 6 of them have had issues from ripped liners/exterior upper sections coming undone/ in our case liner ripped on molding of skates at the store and two sets of skates with crooked blade holders. I know their comfortable my sons can attest to that but so are his Bauer 2S off the shelf. i don’t think that the minor performance benefits you would get from their product outweighs the highly probable issues you will end up having with their product. My sons True experience was a total fiasco - this was by far the worst goalie equipment purchase we ever made! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathon v Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Big2 said: Jonathon, stay away from True skates unless you have issues with your feet! Even then Bauer makes custom skates and so does CCM my son waisted over 3 months with them earlier this season and after two attempts by them to build a proper skate I got my money back from our LhS. Nearly every goalie skate that I have seen 8 - 6 of them have had issues from ripped liners/exterior upper sections coming undone/ in our case liner ripped on molding of skates at the store and two sets of skates with crooked blade holders. I know their comfortable my sons can attest to that but so are his Bauer 2S off the shelf. i don’t think that the minor performance benefits you would get from their product outweighs the highly probable issues you will end up having with their product. My sons True experience was a total fiasco - this was by far the worst goalie equipment purchase we ever made! Ok thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquilzz Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I've had a pair of 2 piece Trues for about a year. Great skates but the concerns you've raised aren't rumours. They do wear down pretty quickly. I've had to replace a few eyelets and probably about 10 rivets by now. Haven't had any stitching come undone, but I have had some of the glue delaminate as well as the tongue velcro completely fray to the point the tongue wouldn't even stay without some gorilla glue. Another issue I've had is with the stiffness of the inner boot. It doesn't hurt but the area above my inner ankles gets super tender after a game. I've never had an issue with the holder not fitting properly (but I ordered just the boot and got my LHS to install Vertexx Edge holders). But the rivets do need to be replaced often due to how True designed the rivets to go straight into the carbon fibre without anything for them to really grip on. Now that CCM and Bauer have their custom scanners, I would definitely consider them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_shifty1982 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 This is crazy, how much do they go for? With so many issues they should stop taking ppls money. Sounds like there sticks! Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquilzz Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 1 minute ago, mr_shifty1982 said: This is crazy, how much do they go for? With so many issues they should stop taking ppls money. Sounds like there sticks! Sad. I think they actually run cheaper than the CCM/Bauer custom programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big2 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Aquilzz - thanks for confirming what I am seeing out in the market. We dodged a bullit when True screwed up my sons second pair of skates, left them at the store and got my money back. True 2 piece - goalie skates will run you about 1k both CCM and Bauer might cost you slightly more up front but at the end of the day will last you longer so cheaper without all the drama. i can’t emphasize to you all how CHEAP these skates are I give them +/- 2 years and they will be dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max27 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 @Jonathon v lmk what you end up doing- Ive had fit issues with both of my recent pairs of skates and might consider trues in a few years once i could afford them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big2 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Max - what are you currently wearing and what are issues ? Typically a good hockey shop should be able to mod your skates to solve most issues you might be having, check this out in your region? Finally when you have the money to buy a pair of custom skates - take a look at Bauer/CCM and possibly Graf if they offer this option as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperative Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 I picked up a set of pro return true two piece before the start of the season. I baked them at home (they have a YouTube video on how to do it) and they fit me perfectly but I don’t have weird feet. I have had 40+ shinnys and games in them so far. I do dry them immediately after each skate in my rocket sport dryer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPv6Freely Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Absolutely you should consider it. They are fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathon v Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 On 2/12/2019 at 6:01 PM, Max27 said: @Jonathon v lmk what you end up doing- Ive had fit issues with both of my recent pairs of skates and might consider trues in a few years once i could afford them I’ll be honest I probably won’t get them for years. My skates are fine, just wearing down a little bit. I’m also 14 gonna he 15 in less than 15 days, so my feet are not done growing I just made this so I can see if all the rumors are true, because I would definitely get 1 piece if not for all these problems with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCarGuy Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 's are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max27 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 3 hours ago, Jonathon v said: I’ll be honest I probably won’t get them for years. My skates are fine, just wearing down a little bit. I’m also 14 gonna he 15 in less than 15 days, so my feet are not done growing I just made this so I can see if all the rumors are true, because I would definitely get 1 piece if not for all these problems with them yeah me either, im pretty close to yourage, im 15 turning 16 in august, i wouldnt consider them for at least a few more years lmao 3 hours ago, ThatCarGuy said: 's are this took me so long to get, i was thinking to myself "Graf Car? tf does that mean" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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