Oshnatour

Do you have a source for it coming to retail in spring 24?

Yea I've seen some discussion on the Brown stuff too. I'm not super psyched about them, it looks like an old design. Maybe that's a stupid reason though. However I would jump all over that Pro spec CCM unit if it was available...

Well that's disheartening. I've been doing some reading here and have heard alot about those Pro stock CCM units, seems like a rough consensus that those are the top dog, only problem is I cant find a medium I really want true to come out with a canadian made lefebvre unit, cause I'm guessing that's the roots of whatever CCM had.

mobility and coverage sounds good to me! How does the thing fit? is it tight or loose? maybe it being hot will be a good thing... it'll force me to get in shape lol.

I think I'm leaning towards this option, just cause I'm a big baby and I hate stingers. now I've got to decide which arms are best for me... how I do that I have no idea.

Ok makes enough sense. Essentially I'd be paying the difference, $320 for reinforced arms / shoulders, whatever upgrades the Hyperlite 2 has over 1, an arm shortening if needed, and some purdy colors. You're probably right I guess, now I'm just wondering how worth it those reinforcements would be. I'm still kinda leaning towards the hyperlite 2 pro custom with the reinforcements... student loans am I right lol I have access (90 min drive) to a couple hockey stores that should have some in stock so I should probably go there with my pants, gloves and jersey to see how I like the feel of the floaters in person if that's the case. Yea I would probably do the same. I like your setup, thanks for the reply!

Sam, how do you feel about the chest protector other than this annoying strap? I'm thinking about getting one myself.

Hi, so I'm looking for a new chest protector, and I think I've mostly landed on the Bauer Hyperlite series. I've noticed that there are multiple options within the Hyperlite series and I was hoping someone here would be able to give me some insights on the differences and maybe have some discussion on the topic if possible. I noticed on Pure Hockey's website that they have the Hyperlite 2 for 620 usd, and then they have the Hyperlite 2 custom for 720... now where I get confused is I also see they have a Hyperlite 2 pro for 770. what are the differences from the Hyperlite 2 and the Hyperlite 2 pro? I noticed on the pro model customizer that they have the option to reinforce the shoulders and arms, is this the main difference? If I went this route does anyone have strong opinions on these reinforcements? I'm kinda weighing if it's worth it to go for a 770 dollar custom hyperlite 2 pro or if I should find a stock hyperlite 1 for 450? And I guess I'm also just looking for advice on a new chest in general. Should I consider the Bauer pro instead? Any other prefered ones? I'd be open to Brians, Vaughn, or maybe CCM (I was hoping the Lefevre one would be out by now lol). I'd hopefully be playing ACHA D2 or D3 next season and currently play decent beer league with a couple ex D1, D3 guys and ex euro/ low level pros. I'm obviously far from the top but I see some decent shots from time to time. I'm 5'9" 165 so I'm assuming I'd be looking at a medium. I'm currently coming from a Warrior Ritual pro first gen, and my main gripe right now is getting beat over the shoulders, so I'd like something with a bit more bulk, and I hate the arms, they get stuck on themselves. So any advice or direction would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Omar

Cool pads! I wonder if they'll redo the thigh rise on the 20.3 (or whatever they end up calling it) aswell.

Just an update on my pads. My very first impression was that they actually slid worse... just for like 30 seconds. After I got a little water / snow on them, the rumors are true, they slid incredibly well. Nowadays I don't have as much issues with the first slide, but I still tend to do a few butterfly slides back and forth at the end of warm-ups. It helps to have a little water on the film. I kinda wish I did a little bit better job of making clean cuts and wraping the film further around the edge, because there are a few spots where its starting to peel off a tiny bit, but that's more cause of my error than anything else I feel. Its been about 3.5 months that I've had them on and I've been skating about 2.5 times a week on average, and they've held up great! That being said I wouldn't be surprised if I had to reapply every year or two, which I consider no biggie at all considering the upside. The sliding has really been very nice, and it seems very low maintenance. I'm just a beer leaguer but I feel this mod has made an improvement in my game! Overall consider me a believer! I don't think you'll catch me anytime in the near future without this stuff on my pads!

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I added some of the VViViD 3M ppf to the knee landing and calf wrap of my new to me L20.1s. I went before the lacing on the calf wrap, and went right up to the edge of the inside of the pad on the knee landing, I forget who wrote it in here but I used to factory cut edges for that part to line it up well. I used some relief cuts around the corners on the part that wrapped around the edges in order to make it less wrinkly. I didn't use a heatgun. The speedskin/ fast glide thats on these pads originally slides pretty well in my opinion even on choppy ice, but then again im coming from some very heavily worn sliding surfaces from my old p4s. I have a skate tonight, only a few hours after I applied ppf to the pads so I'll report back on how they feel!

Why would I pay 2900 for a set of these when I could pay 3200 for a set of custom made in canada pads instead? I guess wait times is a big part of that but still.

Hey any update on how this setup is holding up? Is there any issues adhering to the speedskin? I recently picked up a set of lefevres off sideline swap and they have fast glide on em so I'm hoping this will be my saviour.

I Just had Dom do a mold of my face a few months ago and I'm on the face on which shell shape I want made. Which shape is this, do you have any insight on what I should go for? Looks awesome btw I love wind waker!