Advice on new Steering wheel.

Please could anybody recommend a good steering wheel and footpedals as i am looking to buy a new one.Force feedback would be nice but not essential but definately it must have gear change paddels behind the wheel. Thanks. Andy.

I like my new MS Sidewinder FF wheel very much. It does not have paddles behind the wheel, but it does have two large rectangular buttons, which work as well as paddles for me. Regards, Krabby

>Please could anybody recommend a good steering wheel and footpedals as I >am looking to buy a new one.Force feedback would be nice but not >essential but definitely it must have gear change paddles behind the >wheel. Thanks. Andy. Actlabs' Force RS should be shipping this week. It uses I-Force 2.0, and includes F1RS for $139. It is said to be of very sturdy construction, and has "F1-style" shifters. You can also get an extra $20 cartridge, and use it on your Playstation, N64, or Saturn. Actlabs website is: http://www.actlab.com/ There's also a review of the non-force feedback version at the Digital Sports page. http://www.digitalsports.com/ -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Remove "spam-jammer" to reply Peace, love and Monkeemobiles, Galley

Try the new Thrustmaster NASCAR Super Sport. Not a FF, but the wheel feels great and it comes with a nice software package (even includes patches for N2). It has the requisite behind the wheel gear paddles and is ultra easy to mount (much easier than the NASCAR PRO wheel. Here's the best news of all, it's on sale at Best Buy for $79.95 ($20.00 less than the NASCAR PRO).

>Try the new Thrustmaster NASCAR Super Sport. Not a FF, but the wheel >feels great and it comes with a nice software package (even includes >patches for N2). It has the requisite behind the wheel gear paddles What about quality? Seems I'm constantly hearing complaints about TM products breaking. And what about the pedals, can you brake and give it gas at the same time, or do they operate like aircraft pedals (one on means the other is off)? Thanks.

Quality is all right--for a wheel in the under $100.00 price range. Let's face it, if you're a purest and you live to drive, then spend more money and get a superior wheel. I've heard about the NASCAR PRO and breaking springs, but I've only had the Super Sport for a short time, so I can't comment on that yet. The software has two modes for gas and brakes. Using the advanced setting you do get different axes for gas and brakes, which lets you tap the brakes in the corners. Also handy are four buttons on the wheel face (one of which can be used for reverse). Overall, it's a great wheel for the money (so far).

snip > I like my new MS Sidewinder FF wheel very much. It does not have paddles behind > the wheel, but it does have two large rectangular buttons, which work as well > as paddles for me. That's actually my only complaint about the wheel. I'm thinking of glueing some bigger paddles on those buttons (need some cement glue for that, I guess). l8er ronny -- Toys'R'Us '99: "So, would you like a hand gun with that action figure, kiddo?" |\ _,,,---,,_ I want to die like my Grandfather, ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ in his sleep. |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Not like the people in his car, '---''(_/--' `-'\_) screaming their heads off!

% What about quality? Seems I'm constantly hearing complaints about TM % products breaking. And what about the pedals, can you brake and give it % gas at the same time, or do they operate like aircraft pedals (one on means % the other is off)? TM has made some design changes under the hood for the Super Sport. They have stressed tested the springs through millions of cycles and they seem to be holding up pretty well. The shaft design for this wheel has changed also. Regarding the pedals, they can be configured via Windows to operate in combined or separate mode (seperate is the default DOS mode). I think the new design changes should hopefully dispell the broken spring syndrome associated with TM products. -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

% The software has two modes for gas and brakes. Using the advanced % setting you do get different axes for gas and brakes, which lets you % tap the brakes in the corners. Also handy are four buttons on the % wheel face (one of which can be used for reverse). Also, with windows programs, you can use the paddles for a total of six buttons (if the program supports it -- GPL does) if you also use the pedals. -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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> >Try the new Thrustmaster NASCAR Super Sport. Not a FF, but the wheel > >feels great and it comes with a nice software package (even includes > >patches for N2). It has the requisite behind the wheel gear paddles > What about quality? Seems I'm constantly hearing complaints about TM > products breaking. And what about the pedals, can you brake and give it > gas at the same time, or do they operate like aircraft pedals (one on means > the other is off)?

Haven't used this particular product, but Thrustmaster products seem to wear pretty much (not extensively) under heavy use (and I'd guess they are generally used more heavily than some of the costs-next-to-nothing crap), but are usually easy to repair, plus it's not too hard to get the parts from TM (usually free of charge, even to us here in Finland). -- Anssi Lehtinen

>Please could anybody recommend a good steering wheel and footpedals as i >am looking to buy a new one.Force feedback would be nice but not >essential but definately it must have gear change paddels behind the >wheel. Thanks. Andy. Nobody else (at the point of my reading) appears to have mentioned ECCI's impressive CDS4000 system. It's expensive, I'll tell you that now! But if you're worried about some of the awesomely plasticcy wheels breaking in a few days, you can forget that with a CDS. It's made from steel, totally overengineered, awesome build quality, and weighs in at about 35kg or something like that for both the wheel and the pedals. Check out: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/extreme It's so good that I recently upgraded my 3 year old, perfectly functional CDS, to the new top of the range CDS4000 model with Momo wheel and behind the wheel paddle shifters. There's also a pressure sensitive brake pedal upgrade which you can have fitted that I highly recommend. Stuart -- Stuart Booth Somewhere in Buckinghamshire, England, UK Note: My email address is in disguise! Remove trailing Z