> Hi,
> I've decided it's time to upgrade my sorry Logitech pedals to something
> decent like maybe some TSW or Act Labs, but then somebody suggested some
> Redlines. One of the main problems with my Logis is the insufficient
> throttle travel. The other problem is just the general comfort level e.g. I
> seem to use my big toes for braking and accelerating due to their design and
> this gets tiring. Anyhow, my questions are...
> 1. How long is the accelerator travel on the Redlines (compared to, say, the
> MOMO or LWFF?)
It's about as long as you'd expect it to be in a real road car or a road
car converted for racing use, I would think that a purpose buildt race
car would have a shorter throw, don't have a Logi wheel to compare with,
but the throw at the lower end of the pedal is about 3"
It makes you more consistent as the second sprin kicks in about the same
place as the brakes start to "bite", just before locking up, when
braking in Papy sims I can brake just at the point where the wheels
start to lock up 99 out of a 100 times, and I can lock/unlock the brakes
at will as it's much easier to modulate pressure than position, and once
the 2nd spring kicks in you need to apply a fair bit of pressure to move
the pedal further
Because of this you need to have the pedals against a wall or something,
and forget about using a sviwelling office chair with wheels, you'll
only find yourself haning onto the wheel to stop your chair rolling away
from rolling away from your desk :-)
You can tell Nigel has done a fair bit of laps in Papy sims, and you
won't be using your toes to brake anymore, unless you have really strong
toes that is
My brother waited about 6 months I think, that was a while back, don't
think Nigel has quite that long waiting list these days, seem to
remember him having one set avilable from his latest batch a couple of
weeks ago
Depends, the price difference isn't that huge, sooner or later you'll
think of that clutch pedal as a sound investment, and looking at the
video of Tom Pabst lapping Sears with a set of BRD pedals makes me wish
I could master the art of heel/toing as it certainly adds realism, I've
used it a bit in N2002 just for kicks, and it's kinda cool but hard to
get used to after years of sim racing without it, but if nothing else
it's kinda cool to use the clutch and a bit of throttle to get you
pointed in the right direction again after one of my many spins
This is something I hope they include in RL btw, "force heel/toing" as
anything else is totally unrealistic
Will you be faster with a set of Redline pedals, who knows, but they do
add a touch of realism and aids in the "suspense of disbelief" and
personally I consider mine to be one of the best investments I've made
since I started sim racing, they've lasted about 2 years or so now and
I've suffered 1 broken throttle spring in that time, I will have to
change the pots soon though, I get occassional jitters when calibrating
so I know they live on borrowed time
I have used a TSW briefly, and although I don't question the mechanical
quality of their setups and I kinda liked the wheel, the brake pedal
can't be compared to Redline, and if that is important to you, they look
a whole lot better :-), you may need to rearrange your seating position
though, my pedals are of the earlier design and I need to sit fairly
close to the floor as the pedals are at a very steep angle
(is this enough to earn my comission Nigel, or should I throw in a few
pics as well ?)
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
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