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I need to buy a wheel for my PC and am currently looking at the Logitech MOMO Racing Wheel. I have read nothing but good reviews so far. Have any of you used this wheel? If so, what was your opinion of it? Would you reccommend any other wheel over this one? I do not want to spend any more than the cost of the MOMO Racing. Thanks in advance.

I recently went from a old nascar thrustmaster pro to the logitech momo
race.  I paid 80 dollars and love it.  I like having the gear shift options
and have found after stting up for different games i run thats it adds alot
to experience.  Good investment my opinion.

Steve Moore

MOMO Racing Wheel. I have read nothing but good reviews so far. Have any of
you used this wheel? If so, what was your opinion of it? Would you
reccommend any other wheel over this one? I do not want to spend any more
than the cost of the MOMO Racing. Thanks in advance.

Newsgroups :

        Can you compare pedals, and can anybody say how much pedals on race
differ from those on force model. -- Mario

Hi, I also like the wheels construction, pedals and so on but the effects
they say that are very good are almost totally missing ? ( Colin Mcrae 3 )
Can anyone help ? I have replaced the wheel already to a new one, but no
change there...

MOMO Racing Wheel. I have read nothing but good reviews so far. Have any of
you used this wheel? If so, what was your opinion of it? Would you
reccommend any other wheel over this one? I do not want to spend any more
than the cost of the MOMO Racing. Thanks in advance.

I had one about a year ago and found that it had a very nice feel to it.  Force levels were fine and very predictable.  Note that I did not use the pedals because I still have a TSW whose pedals I really like and still use.  Nonetheless, I was still impressed with the MOMO Racing's pedals.  The brake had a stiffer feel than the accelerator, as
it should be.  And the base had a setting that would stabilize it on carpet.

The only problem I had back then, and this was major, was that the right paddle shifter contact broke after about 6 weeks.  At the time, this was fairly common, but I _think_ that drawback has since been corrected (not sure).

I don't know what price you're buying the MOMO Racing for, but I would recommend shopping around for a MOMO Force, as well.  If you can find one (try www.justdeals.com), I think that it may be a better deal.  Contruction is much more solid.  There may be 2 drawbacks with it though, depending what's important to you.  First, it has only paddle
shifters -- no stick shifter.  Second, the pedals (which, again, I don't use) are not as nice as the MOMO Racing IMHO.  The MOMO Force pedals are almost exactly like the old LWFF's except that they pivot on thier mounts, which I would think would minimize the fatigue factor.  However, they are of much more solid construction that the LWFF's.

The reason I like the Racing's pedals over the Force's is that they seem to have more of a "throw" or distance to them, which I think would allow more precise control.

I hope this helps...

Bert

I recently tried very hard to find a Momo Force (the red one) and
found that none were available after spending hours searching
literally hundreds of retail web sites.  Some may show up after
Christmas as returns, but some of the suppliers said they were no
longer available.  I decided to buy the Momo Racing (all black)and I
have enjoyed it very much over the last two days.  Momo pedals are
often mentioned as deficient, but I have not found this to be an issue
as I can modulate the accelerator and brake well enough in GPL.

There are some durability problems mentioned in posts here and on the
Logitech forums.  There have been issues with the right shifter paddle
failing prematurely apparently due to a design flaw whereby the paddle
travel is not stopped by the steering hub housing and the internal
switch mechanism fails as it then has to serve as the physical stop.
Some writers indicate this has been remedied on recently-built units.
Since 1967 GP cars and NASCAR stocks use stick shifters, I haven't
tried my paddles yet.

The other posted Momo Racing issue is the inability to get full
throttle after the accelerator has a few months of use.  The theory on
this problem is wear in the accelerator pedal pivot resulting in
looseness that gives a momentary high reading on the pot.  According
to the explanation, this spike is sensed as the legitimate full
throttle reading and the Momo auto-calibrates to this new value.  The
real full throttle position is then re-calibrated to some value much
less than full throttle.  Re-booting cures the problem until the next
time there is a spike.  Since this is wear-related, the unit may be
out of warranty when it occurs.

Forewarned of these possible defects, I paid an extra $10 to get a
two-year warranty on mine.  As I said, I have realy enjoyed it so far.
  The force feedback is fun to tweak and play with, but the real
benefit to me is the precision with which I can steer - three wide at
Daytona and no wobble caused by the wheel (all wobble is due to me!)
Sorry to be so long-winded, but I was quite dissappointed to not find
the Momo Force, and I only reluctantly made the switch to the Momo
Racing.  So far everthing has been fine, but cover yourself with an
enhanced warranty if possible.

rcmrcm :

        Thanks rcmrcm very much. You were very informative. -- Mario

well I have a second momo red I was holding for back up,, its new but one
paddle doesnt work may be willing to part with it if anyones interested

or justdeals.com has them for $89.95

Assuming you are refering to the Momo Force - This seems to be correct
until you actually try to buy one.  The quantity on hand at justdeals
is zero.  One of the frustrations of on-line buying is the intial
pages which seem to indicate your item is available only to find
several pages later in the ordering process that it is indeed not
available.  Amazon did not tell me at all until the order was
completed and simply said it was backordered but would ship December
12.  Without notice the order was cancelled on December 11, and by
that time I coould not find a new Force anywhere else. I have recently
seen used Momo Force wheels on eBay bid up to $130 or more.

Sopme may show up later, but two of the suppliers said thay did not
expect to ever have Momo Force units for sale again.

Well make an offer again 1 paddle doesnt work other than that its new
condition