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Logitech MOMO Racing Wheel

13 posts by 8 people · 27 Dec 2003 02:08 UTC - 29 Dec 2003 19:30 UTC

ColdSteel 27 Dec 2003 02:08 UTC#46656
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 "ColdSteel" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I need to buy a wheel for my PC and am currently looking at the LogitechMOMO 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 : > 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 Can you compare pedals, and can anybody say how much pedals on race differ from those on force model. -- Mario
JHA 27 Dec 2003 12:19 UTC↳ reply to ColdSteel#46683
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... [email hidden] "ColdSteel" <[email hidden]> kirjoitti viestiss� news:[email hidden]... > I need to buy a wheel for my PC and am currently looking at the LogitechMOMO 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. >
BRH 27 Dec 2003 13:59 UTC↳ reply to ColdSteel#46686
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 ColdSteel wrote: > 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.
bhoeni 27 Dec 2003 13:59 UTC#531391
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 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.
rcmrcm 28 Dec 2003 02:28 UTC↳ reply to BRH#46581
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 : > 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. Thanks rcmrcm very much. You were very informative. -- Mario
Mario Petrinovic 28 Dec 2003 07:56 UTC#531396
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 "Mario Petrinovich" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bsm2d9$15o$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (9 lines)> rcmrcm : > > 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. > > Thanks rcmrcm very much. You were very informative. -- Mario > >
or justdeals.com has them for $89.95 "jwilson54" <no [email hidden]> wrote in message news:wtCHb.221002$_M.973000@attbi_s54...
Quoted text (15 lines)> 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 > "Mario Petrinovich" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:bsm2d9$15o$[email hidden]... > > rcmrcm : > > > 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. > > > > Thanks rcmrcm very much. You were very informative. -- Mario > > > > > >
"jwilson54" <no [email hidden]> wrote in message news:<SKCHb.156685$8y1.463859@attbi_s52>... > 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 "rcmrcm" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > "jwilson54" <no [email hidden]> wrote in messagenews:<SKCHb.156685$8y1.463859@attbi_s52>...
Quoted text (15 lines)> > 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.

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