Oshnatour

On 12/28/2023 at 12:15 AM, ZeroGravitas said:

 

There's also an AB22Pro which is coming to retail in Spring 2024. Some pics have been posted somewhere on here already...

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

1 hour ago, pkeyk4 said:

You could also look at the Brown 2400CA which are definitely tops protection wise.

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... 

2 hours ago, Chenner29 said:

I custom ordered a Hyperlite with Mach arms last year.  Had the full beef up kit specced on there (upper + lower arms, shoulders) and still caught some pretty bad bruises through it against various levels of Euro pro, NA pro, NCAA and Junior guys.

Also had some minor quality quibbles on the unit.  I gave it 3-4 skates before going back to my CCM AB18 and stitches were already popping out of it by the end.

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.

24 minutes ago, Sammmy50 said:

Lots of mobility and coverage. One last complaint is I feel a lot hotter in the hyp2lite compared to my elite

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.

3 minutes ago, pkeyk4 said:

The Hyperlite 2 Pro custom you can do the above + get the options for reinforced shoulder floaters, reinforced bicep protection, reinforced forearm protection, custom wrist length, and arm type (Hyperlite2, Hyperlite, Mach, or Supreme Pro).

 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.

2 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

I'm making an assumption here, but I'm guessing it's following the suit as Bauer's Pro Custom options for their legpads/gloves. You're paying a premium to customize the specs on their equipment, but you can ultimately get the same as off the shelf. Unless you're wanting to mix and match arms, have length added/subtracted, and/or change the colours and add reinforcement, the cheaper version is obviously the way to go.

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 

5 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

I know some guys have complained about the elbow floaters on the Hyperlite 1

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. 

6 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

I don't tuck and I have the bottom strips removed. 

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!

3 hours ago, netminder said:

Oshnatour, where did you buy that stuff?

Amazon! 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01M0LZGQ2?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

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. 

On 12/30/2021 at 2:15 PM, BadAngle41 said:

Update on PPF applied to SpeedSkin:

I purchased XPEL brand PPF along with a pen of their adhesion promoter. Prior to applying it to the pad I cleaned them with 50/50 alcohol mixture and used a spray of water with a few drops of dish soap to slightly lubricate when applying. 
Trimming to shape and leaving 1/2” or so all the way around, I used a vinyl applicator squeegee with microfiber cover to push out any air bubbles. Peeling back slightly at edges and crevices I applied adhesion promoter and it tacks immediately. 
While I have a heat gun, I used a hair dryer on high temp setting to help stretch over corners and a new Exacto blade to carefully trim excess from edges. 
Based on the recommendation of @Chenner29 I applied to the knee blocks and calf wedges, omitted surfaces forward of that for this trial. Lastly I applied to the inner boot just to see how it held up on an area that flexes. Admittedly I was a little sloppy on the corners of knee blocks… but again this was just a trial for me. To wrap it all up I employed the blow dryer again to help work out and creases and bubbles and really push The PPF into crevices. 

Pros:

• Applied easy and adhered pretty well to SpeedSkin although it certainly grabbed onto jenpro better. Edges are by far the most important areas of adhesion so getting those stuck down real well is the key. The rest of the surface is icing on the cake.

• GLIDING. No longer will you slide… rather with an amazingly small amount of effort I was gliding over the surface. As good on roughed up snow cover stuff as it is on fresh wet stuff. 
 

Cons:

• Gliding. Personally I’d need a solid week or more of daily ice time to retrain my muscle memory to effectively use this stuff. I was sliding so far past what I normally would it was ridiculous. If you’re being honest with yourself and you don’t have good edge work in the butterfly… this probably isn’t for you. I’d like to think I’m pretty good… but instinct had me pushing hard at times and flying across the ice. You’ll get there (or past there) on your initial push but if you can’t control that distance well… you can kiss any chance of recovery on a rebound goodbye. You’ll be way out of position. 

Side Note:

• It has been mentioned with the 3M product (and maybe that does it more so than XPEL) but I noticed a slight stickiness if PPF covered surfaces touched when throwing my gear in the car. But can’t say I noticed it on the ice at all. If it was an issue but I wanted to cover everything forward of the blocks and wedge I’d probably just not apply anything north of the knee block. You really don’t need to apply to those areas though. 

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. 

On 7/20/2022 at 5:02 PM, Chenner29 said:

It's here and I've been running some Zoom meetings with it on (camera's off of course)

Too lazy to take pics on my own so I'll snip some pics Mark sent me when he completed it.

Shell is a Pro's Choice.  There's a surprise addition in the padding there for the sharp eyed folks on here

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!

I'm hoping for an improved sliding surface like Vaughn! 

On 2/3/2022 at 8:27 PM, Chenner29 said:

RSVD Section IV

I've been wanting to see a set of these pads in person somewhere too! anyone been to pure hockey Marlborough recently?  

Assuming I even could find a slot and order some 20.2s this spring I'm on the fence if I'd want to spend that kind of coin on a set of pads just yet. If I were to decide to wait for say the 20.3s or even 20.4s, I wonder if I'd still be able to have pads made in the Lefevre factory, not just outsourced non-pro pads made by True in china somewhere. If we were close to the end of non-pro Canadian made Lefevre pads I would be alot more willing to pay up now before they're gone. 

Does anyone know anything, or heard any rumors about True's intentions to bring the pads to a more mass market? Maybe a two tiered system or something?