I'll NEVER Buy Again | TRUE 20.2 Review 

Good review. I think a lot of people appreciate the honesty regarding all the issues you can expect, there's a lot of money regular people put into these sets.

“I love Lefevre. I hate True.” This will be a theme once again. Give it a year or so. Love ya, Trav.

“They’ve been spread so thin over over that last few years” …So I’m gonna call the founders of the company and harass them until pat or someone in his bloodline takes time to personally stitch my gear together. This guy is so entitled…. You give him an inch and he takes a mile every time.

I can’t wait for the video 2 months from now saying, “True 20.2’s. Why you should buy”

09:27 "Do not open with sharp object" .. Trav, opens with a sharp object. Don't stop being you man. I completely agree with you.. when dumping 5K into anything it needs to be correct as much as possible, mistakes happen but there seems to be fundamental issues they need to square away.

As I said on the Bauer Mach video, Bauer custom may be the way to go. The things you don’t like can be fixed via custom. And also maybe getting use to less pad over rotation as it seems while you like it it has abused you issues in saves you make. Getting to take my Mach’s out for a spin soon.

"You expect to get special treatment because you make RU-vid videos" Hmm. I think it's a good thing you make these videos and you have a decent size audience. If you didn't I'm not sure I believe the issues with your gear would have been fixed. I'm glad they got your glove back to you and it was the way you wanted it but this seems like a lot of mistakes. What's the point of custom when they won't make things the way you requested? I've had issues with a few companies over the years so I gave up on custom. I just buy pro return gear and I've never been disappointed. I also don't play pro hockey so I guess I can get away with that.

It’s the same situation I went through with Bauer when I ordered a custom Hyperlite chest and arm. It looked good but when I put it on I couldn’t get it to sit right. Talked to my salesperson and he said there wasn’t anything he could do really about it. Told me to check the goalie forums and blew me off. I had to reverse engineer it myself to make it work but by that point I was over it. The arms basically pulled the chest down so much it left my shoulders and collar bone vulnerable. I shelled out nearly 700 usd for a custom pile of crap! Ended up going back to a retail Hyperlite. Hope the powers that be reach out to you to fix the issues.

Awesome review trav i can’t wait to get my 580 lefevre once my Vaughn wears out

Personally I am really happy with my vaughn V9 set right now, I so far have no complaints and I have had them for about 7 months now.

Balanced review. Thanks for providing the community with this info!

Did you ever use the Lefevre-made gloves when they were still with CCM, and if so, did you have issues then? After using Vaughn Velocity and Epic trappers for years, I ended up switching to CCM Premier IIs pads a couple years ago and have tried/discarded the 590 break glove that came with the set, followed by an EF4 600 (both pro palm). I just don't get why they're so much heavier, beefier (despite not much add'l padding), and impossible to close. I still haven't tried a 600 break glove. Sounds like the Warrior G6.1 is the direction I should go next.

This is very close to a master class on how to do a "negative" or critical review. It's not bitching for the sake of bitching. Facts help back up claims of the gear not measuring up to expectations. The lack of consistent customer service is a major red flag. $5000 is not an insignificant amount of cash to put out, so the company has a duty to do as much as is reasonable to make things right. Is the decline in customer service due to the acquisition by True? Unclear, but, at a bare minimum, if a request on a custom order can't be fulfilled, a company with great customer service would have reached out to mention the issue rather than simply ignore it. There definitely seems to be an issue of scalability since the acquisition of Lefevre by True and the Chinese-made gear is not unexpected to deal with the increased demand, but the move to overseas manufacturing will affect the public's perception of the brand whether they know the history of the Lefevre name or not. This review is, in the word of Dany Rojas from Ted Lasso, "tough but fair".

True also has a production problem with their skate steel. I work at a hockey shop and all the blades we get from True are warped. They just recently recalled them but it was like this for a long time.

Gear may not have worked out but what does work is a new Slangin The Bizkit podcast. Episode will be live an hour after each vlog goes up. Give it a listen folks

Got to go with what feels good to you. What good is a glove if it falls apart after a game? Would suck. Can't wait to see you in action Trav!

Hey Trav I’d like to hear your opinion on the Bauer machs and why they aren’t for you. I personally love the rebounds and the strapping system but I’d really like to hear from you

Hey great video trav best goalie on RU-vid I love the gear reviews I have been rewatching the junior mic’d up videos they still are hilarious 🤣 great video again have a great day!

So will u be using the True this season or Bauer? When we gonna hear where you will play next season? Getting close to pucks season.

For my upcoming season in college I bought a full set of Vaughn SLR2 pro carbon leg pads and blocker with a V9 glove last season. I was expecting them to take a week or two to get to my house I ordered them from Prue Hockey and stock cause I’ve never owned a brand new set of gear. I kid you not they came in two to three days. The gear has lasted for over a year now and is holding up, best pads I’ve ever owned. The only thing I want to but but don’t need, is I want to upgrade to the SLR3 leg pads and customize them with a even stiffer core I love hard rebounds and yes my SLR2 still give off hard rebounds but they are a year old so the even stiffer ones would last longer. That’s just my take on what I’ve experienced. Love the videos Trav you are a big inspiration to me I’m also almost 26 trying to play hockey as long as I can.

Nice video. Probably lucky that you got one catch glove replaced quickly. They are busy working on custom orders at this time of year.

I ordered the new true cup and said hey I need to modify it cause it leans to the right. Cup shows up and it wasn’t modified. Not happy

Honestly, like u said before, the wait time is just ridiculous. They might be a “better” product but they’re stretched too thin at this point to actually get leferve gear. Bauer will probably be the first custom set just cause of how much better they’ve been getting. Plus, dont have to wait 3/4 of a year to get it. If interested in specs, hyperlite legs w/ mach glove and blocker w/ ottenger style pocket

always a great video buddy 🤙🤙

I hope something works out for you man you are a good dude and deserve the quality for the price tag

Trav i have two sets of pads one set is the reebok L7 SR and the other is the CCM Premier R1.9 i love them both but i had to upgrade to the CCM since my Reeboks were getting to small for but i still use them once in a while when i play out at the odrs cause i love the feel of them but i would like to know what you thought of the CCM Premier Pads that CCM made.

Hi Trav. Thanks for the update on the lefevre. A company that fails to innovate it’s a company that will ultimately fail and fall behind. Plus, if the craftsmanship isn’t there anymore there’s no reason to order 8k worth of Chinese built equipment. You gotta feel confident in your gear or it’s gonna always cost you 5-10% of your concentration. When you’re compensating for your gear it’s a recipe for disaster. Go with the warrior. You’re paying retail anyways. Perform and then warrior will be calling you instead of Vica versa. Peace Trav.

I understand you have been down this road. My self personally I have never had a issue with Vaughn gear.

Can I ask why you rake every brand like this? What’s the motivation?

I still have my reebook premier pads and i love them . It a 34+2 and i just love the feel of it. I have old itech blocker and glove model X-WING and i really like them. But i wanna get my self a new gear and i was looking at the warrior G6. If i gotta change gear i would go with warrior G6

I want to get custom pads for my son, do you need industry connections or what? How much more expensive are they?

It's nice that you put the company, True, on blast instead of Lefevre and his staff, because I'm sure they're doing the best they can, like you mentioned in the video. It just sucks that hockey is such an expensive sport, and then you spend that money and you don't get the treatment you deserve.

Sliding when I tested all the gear a month ago: Gnetik 5 Optik2 -20.2 Hyperlite

The same happened with my gloves and I waited 7 months for mine. I watched your video when you you said get true then week or two later you said dont lol but I still love my gear but my glove is not what I ordered

I want to get the 20.2 glove and blocker should I get 590 or what do you use Trav

Trav where do you find you right handed goalie sticks,gloves

Just be happy you got a brand new L87 from the man; quit asking for more. Patrick Lefèvre himself doesn’t owe you anything…you’re already EXTREMELY lucky to have the service you’ve had; most paying customers don’t and very few are expecting so much. Even fewer have brand new gloves after having paid for the gear…

same thing happened when Lefebvre stop making koho at there factory in Terrebonne, we were spending on ccm stuff made in Taiwan ... and only pro had the chance to have Canadian made stuff, for me vaughn or Brian's, always made in canada ,great stuff by well payed employees

“Even though she’s driving perfectly fine according to traffic and speed laws, why do I feel like I went through a near death experience?”

You trying out FPHL Motor City ? Hope you make that team or isn't to much of a gongshow. From some stories of old teams in that league.

I think you should have gotten the hyperlites I’ve heard a lot of good things about them.

how is the durability on your mach stick so far

Have the lefevre blocked and love it but have not got the new "true gear"

Just curious, why are you stuck with the True's? Why not use your Mach setup? This has to be a setup for a future video...

I really hope they make an intermidiate size pad. Trav if you ever meet with the owner or go to the hq again please mention intermidiate pads.

Hey trav u ever gonna try the eflex 5s?

Trav, why do you make a run back to Brian’s. I have had 3 customs sets so far from them and have had nothing but the best quality gear and customer service on top of that.

I feel like you have mixed feelings with all pads

Wait, this seams fairmilliar

I'm not a goalie but I love watching ur videos :)

Custom Domestic vs custom Canadian Made are different. I noticed for sure.

Did you say that there is some Lefevre equipment being made in Asia???

I like Brian's and Warrior (Warrior gear is some of the best I have ever tried) and will go with them regardless, but I think True is a brilliant company. I think your problems are warranted, but as you mentioned the company has gotten too big for its own good.

Again I don't know why Trav keeps trying to stick with gear that fails time and time again. Love ya Trav but there are 3 companies that elite goalies use that you keep turning your back on. Vaughn, Bauer and Brian. What were the goalies in the SCF wearing this year? Nuff said.

Experience comes with the $, when you receive a product that’s sub par….it upsets the mojo

Should have bought Catalyst PX3. None of those custom issues exist as far as every new user with this newer line is concerned.

You’re my favorite RU-vidr

I still say user error if you have any issues with a product. So many people out there that love true esp for the leferve name that backs them. They are a comfy and simple designed gear that doesnt need to change to prove anything. Plain n simple if its not for you that's fine. If you wer a pro you prob coulda gotn 20.1 skinned as 20.2s.

i orderd 2 sets of gloves and 1 set of padds i'm wating since 11 and a half months

Perhaps now you learned your lesson big boy 🤷🏻‍♂️ But yeah, it's a shame. Not gonna lie, I was hoping you would go with warrior, I really like their stuff, and we know you do too.

Great video

Why don’t you order warrior? Yes you’ll get them later but you’ll have a set you actually like, then sell this gear on sideline Swap

i love to shoot right underneath the RVH it driver goalies crazy lol

Sad that a company like Lefevre getting pulled down because by being bought out and their products being outsourced and at a lower standard to meet demands. Wish they could be branded as such to show they are made from Lefevre themselves rather than Outsourced (like a vehicles Vin number). I own Hondas and I love Hondas but I will not buy one made anywhere than Japan. It's the quality and integrity that both those Brands, as example, uphold. So sad.

Is Vaughn still out of the question?

True is ruining lefevre…we all saw this coming

Ya money over customer service and a happy customer. I went Bauer over true. Custom Mach skinned, hyperlite guts.

Couple things. -I have a set of 20.2 on the way. I’m in the US. Ordered from a Canadian hockey shop. Paid $2800 USD…which rounds out to $3700~ CAD. If you actually paid $5000 CAD…you got ripped off, unless you’re counting the extra gloves you ordered. -the gloves are not heavier. There are threads on TGN…in depth about the 20.2. They actually shaved a few ounces off I’m looking forward to using my set. The only issues I had with the 20.1s was the leg pad over rotation that you discussed so with the changes to the 20.2 these pads should hopefully function better.

They say inflation has caused the price of gear to go up understandable, but wages aren't going up for the average athlete .The TRUE gear I saw in stores looks cheap . My old CCM EFLEX 4.9 is way better quality .

So don't buy True? I just ordered a $2,300 custom set!!!! ............kidding of course. Great video, much respect for the honest truth. Cheers!!

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Dude - kinda went full Karen on this one. Not surprised they stopped returning your phone calls. No way - 1 guy can take up this much of their time, changes, and custom requests. They probably just wrote this one off and have moved on.

3:30 had to sneak the dogs in huh

Hey Travis how are you today

good honest review again Trav....you sound frustrated...nothing wrong in getting what you paid for ffs....

Hi my name is Trav and 70% of my videos are ads 20% are a different promo code 10% actually doing something

You should get a set of Brian’s

Time to wear couch cushions my man Pretty sure you don’t get charged 3 grand for them either

I switched over to warrior, best decision ever!

Travis why would you think Lefevre would be making your gear? You’re smarter than that. No company once they get bigger and high demand is going to craft everything from the owner. I love warrior gear and when I got my custom g5 set I never had the expectations Pete Smith gonna make them for me. That’s just such as dumb thought process.

I’m still gonna order true…I’ve worn two full sets already and the quality is amazing

Bauer set was the best aesthetically on you but can’t lie bro fuck aesthetics if the gear doesn’t feel right…. I know what you mean buddy expecting a level of gear worthy of your investment isn’t unfair?!!! Was a reebok/ccm guy when I played haha good old premier 2 days haha 😂

A few years ago 6000-7000$ would get you a full kit head to toe , now probably 10k would get you the same thing

And here's the problem with the new pads - VELCRO, VELCRO, VELCRO. You can repair straps, velcro is terrible..

Don’t agree with you a lot but you should definitely get what you pay for. 5K is steep. Even if a Lefevre isn’t building it himself, you’d expect better quality control from them.

I have a glove and blocker one for b league and one f or c league lol

That outer knee flap saves on guys trying to sneak a shot in from the goalline when you have your pad on the post. Without it the hole is enticing to shooters.

Interesting to hear all the things that need to be fixed Hockey company’s need to go straight to there players and ask them what they need and they take an average on what people say and build the product around it Great video otherwise trav as always love seeing it.

💚💚💚🇨🇦Telling you man Marco Argentino looking him up and he will fix all your issues and this guy is totally unbelievable in hockey equipment mods repairs and creating! Trav look him up he will change your life!! I couldn’t and can’t find anyone to repair equipment or sharpen skates like he did when he had his own business.. 💚💚💚🇨🇦 Well Trav this guy you to repair Patrick Roy goalie stuff!!

only other non influencer reviewer

So many flaws for such an expensive product... you're right to be picky about it

I love my 20.1s their awesome fck true

You’re my favorite

I dont think people realise you paid to customize your setup and you didn't get what you want or was promised

Sadly I believe this is the whole True factor taking over homemade quality... The name Lefevre still exists but it's clearly not the same as it used to be. Disappointing set of gear for what you paid. Hope they'll fix it sooner or later bud !

Buddy's a glorified beer leaguer who craps on every set of gear he gets. Then is mad he doesn't get a free set of hand made gear. Clueless.

$5000?

Get hyper lights

I won’t pay that much money for gear that is wrong.

Brian’s>true