MS Wheel pedals don't slide(if you use them right)

You rest your heel on the base(that's why it's so damn big) the pedals go nowhere. The lack of a big base is why I returned the Saitek. No place to rest my foot to keep the pedals in place. Doing this action feels completely natural. I'm able to swing my foot from gas to brake with no problems. -- Kevin "Q" Quattro VFX Animator Foundation Imaging

Why would you want to swing your foot from gas to brake?! Racing requires left foot brake. :)

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> You rest your heel on the base(that's why it's so damn big) the >pedals go nowhere. The lack of a big base is why I returned the >Saitek. No place to rest my foot to keep the pedals in place. Doing >this action feels completely natural. I'm able to swing my foot from >gas to brake with no problems. >-- >Kevin "Q" Quattro >VFX Animator >Foundation Imaging

I'm guessing you've never tried CH pedals. Also, it could be that your lower leg muscles are much more developed than mine. Mine are somewhat atrophied from long acquaintance with something comfortable. Try a pair from CH and see. Getting used to the MS pedals is tough; I'm spinning off Nurburgring in the fast sections because I can't get on and off the brake smoothly enough. Time will tell, and I'm somewhat hopeful. They're not so bad now that I propped up the back and jammed the CH pedals in front. Michael. > You rest your heel on the base(that's why it's so damn big) the > pedals go nowhere. The lack of a big base is why I returned the > Saitek. No place to rest my foot to keep the pedals in place. Doing > this action feels completely natural. I'm able to swing my foot from > gas to brake with no problems.

I'd like to see the driving of the us-boys and girls with three pedals ,-) unfortunately no such hardware exists yet... -- Surf Usenet at home, on the road, and by email -- always at Talkway. http://www.talkway.com

D'OK. The wheel is nice, but the pedals still are far from perfect. The setup takes some getting used to, but it's slowly coming together. Times are back down to 9:12 at Nrburgring, but I've still got another 14 seconds to go to gain parity. (I have yet to go a full lap without an off since I traded "up".) Tips so far: I like the wheel return-to-center force set to low. The wheel is very solid and stable; you'll like it. Prop the back of the pedals up if you sit at a normal desk chair to play. Make sure there's something substantial in front so it doesn't slide away. It's not such a bad compromise: a simply, ugly wooden bracket to hold the cheapie pedals that came with the $200 wheel. (Fie on thee in Redmond!) Last, the pedal resolution is 0 - 65 units. That's 66 discrete levels from full up to full down on each of gas and brake. Check this for yourself in the GPL calibration and see. I guess it doesn't matter much that my shins cramp in this position; I can't use the fine motor control skills to advantage, anyway. (Fie on thee...)

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> I'm guessing you've never tried CH pedals. Also, it could be that your > lower leg muscles are much more developed than mine. Mine are somewhat > atrophied from long acquaintance with something comfortable. Try a pair > from CH and see. Getting used to the MS pedals is tough; I'm spinning > off Nurburgring in the fast sections because I can't get on and off the > brake smoothly enough. Time will tell, and I'm somewhat hopeful. They're > not so bad now that I propped up the back and jammed the CH pedals in > front. > Michael. > > You rest your heel on the base(that's why it's so damn big) the > > pedals go nowhere. The lack of a big base is why I returned the > > Saitek. No place to rest my foot to keep the pedals in place. Doing > > this action feels completely natural. I'm able to swing my foot from > > gas to brake with no problems.