Logitech wheel?

Before I buy this wheel, do you get use to the pedals with GPL? I don't have any other pedals to use so thetas not an option. I am trying to decide between this wheel and the ACT Labs wheel. Seems that the ACT pedals stick a little (not to mention their shifter paddles being to small, whoops just mentioned it) and makes it tough to feather the throttle. I understand the travel on the Logitech wheels is rather small and it poses some difficulties of its own. I just want to know if, after some practice, you get use to the pedals and dont spin the tires or lock the brakes all the time. I also noticed that BUY.com is selling the wheel for $112.00 plus $17 for shipping. Anyone had any bad experience's with them. Saving $50 is attractive. Thanks for any info. Sondog

The pedals are not THAT bad. The best thing you can do for them is open the base, remove the springs, take them to a hardware store near you and buy some stiffer ones(they're simple coil springs, and you can cut new ones to fit). That'll help tons. That should make 'em liveable, but down the road you can buy some CH's to use with the wheel if you choose. They're cheap, durable, VERY accurate and easy to mount on a base, if you want. Short of ECCI's or TSW's, most all wheels have less than wonderful pedals as shipped. Cheers, Steve B. remove "edy" from address for email

Yeah, at first I jumped on the "LWFF Pedals suck!" bandwagon, but after replacing the springs they became tolerable. I used them for 6 months that way until switching to my CH pedals recently. Yes, the pedals are ok for GPL, not the best, but useable. don [|]-(_)-[|] >Before I buy this wheel, do you get use to the pedals with GPL? I don't >have any other pedals to use so thetas not an option. I am trying to decide >between this wheel and the ACT Labs wheel. Seems that the ACT pedals stick >a little (not to mention their shifter paddles being to small, whoops just >mentioned it) and makes it tough to feather the throttle. I understand the >travel on the Logitech wheels is rather small and it poses some difficulties >of its own. I just want to know if, after some practice, you get use to the >pedals and dont spin the tires or lock the brakes all the time. I also >noticed that BUY.com is selling the wheel for $112.00 plus $17 for shipping. >Anyone had any bad experience's with them. Saving $50 is attractive. >Thanks for any info. >Sondog

Bought the logitech from BUY.COM. UPS ground arrived OVERNIGHT! Not bad, eh? Great wheel, mediocre pedals. I use my TSW2 pedals instead for GPL. Pedals are actually ok for Viper or SCGT. I'm sure stiffer springs would help, however, short throw of brake pedal will never be right for me in GPL. I highly recommend the wheel and BUY.COM. I tested it against MSFF and LWFF won easily. -- Joe Marques

The settings for the LWFF pedals can be tweaked in the Profiler software which helps out a tremendous amount. Also stiffer springs, which I havent done, sounds good too... kirk

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> Bought the logitech from BUY.COM. UPS ground arrived OVERNIGHT! Not bad, > eh? Great wheel, mediocre pedals. I use my TSW2 pedals instead for GPL. > Pedals are actually ok for Viper or SCGT. I'm sure stiffer springs would > help, however, short throw of brake pedal will never be right for me in GPL. > I highly recommend the wheel and BUY.COM. I tested it against MSFF and LWFF > won easily. > -- > Joe Marques > > Before I buy this wheel, do you get use to the pedals with GPL? I don't > > have any other pedals to use so thetas not an option. I am trying to > decide > > between this wheel and the ACT Labs wheel. Seems that the ACT pedals > stick > > a little (not to mention their shifter paddles being to small, whoops just > > mentioned it) and makes it tough to feather the throttle. I understand > the > > travel on the Logitech wheels is rather small and it poses some > difficulties > > of its own. I just want to know if, after some practice, you get use to > the > > pedals and dont spin the tires or lock the brakes all the time. I also > > noticed that BUY.com is selling the wheel for $112.00 plus $17 for > shipping. > > Anyone had any bad experience's with them. Saving $50 is attractive. > > Thanks for any info. > > Sondog

Tweaked how? Sky > The settings for the LWFF pedals can be tweaked in the Profiler software which

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> helps out a tremendous amount. Also stiffer springs, which I havent done, > sounds good too... > kirk > > Bought the logitech from BUY.COM. UPS ground arrived OVERNIGHT! Not

bad, > > eh? Great wheel, mediocre pedals. I use my TSW2 pedals instead for GPL. > > Pedals are actually ok for Viper or SCGT. I'm sure stiffer springs would > > help, however, short throw of brake pedal will never be right for me in GPL. > > I highly recommend the wheel and BUY.COM. I tested it against MSFF and LWFF

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> > won easily. > > -- > > Joe Marques > > > Before I buy this wheel, do you get use to the pedals with GPL? I

don't > > > have any other pedals to use so thetas not an option. I am trying to > > decide > > > between this wheel and the ACT Labs wheel. Seems that the ACT pedals > > stick > > > a little (not to mention their shifter paddles being to small, whoops just > > > mentioned it) and makes it tough to feather the throttle. I understand > > the > > > travel on the Logitech wheels is rather small and it poses some > > difficulties > > > of its own. I just want to know if, after some practice, you get use to > > the > > > pedals and dont spin the tires or lock the brakes all the time. I also > > > noticed that BUY.com is selling the wheel for $112.00 plus $17 for > > shipping. > > > Anyone had any bad experience's with them. Saving $50 is attractive. > > > Thanks for any info. > > > Sondog

>Bought the logitech from BUY.COM. UPS ground arrived OVERNIGHT! Not bad, >eh? buy.com has warehouses around the country. If the closest warehouse has your item in stock, shipping can be very quick. If it's only in stock on the other coast, it can take over a week. I've had two items from the same order arrive over a week apart. I got my LWFF from provantage. $103 plus around $20 shipping. Took 2 days UPS ground, Ohio to ***ia. Good things about the LWFF pedals: The base stays put. Easy single/dual axis flipping. They stay calibrated. Bad things about the LWFF pedals: Short throw. Weak springs. Top of brake pedal is a bit high relative to the base, which means that your left foot rests at an unnatural angle, which is tiring. I haven't replaced the springs yet. Maybe tonight. Even stock, the pedals are okay. I haven't been tempted to switch back to my T2 pedals, anyway. -- spamgard(tm): To email me, put "geek" in your Subject line.

This is true about the break pedal being higher, but if you brake with your right foot (which I do), it feels natural.

>I just want to know if, after some practice, you get use to the >pedals and dont spin the tires or lock the brakes all the time. Yes with practice they are not a problem. Just drive in sock or bare feet. And the wheel itself is a thing of beauty. Joe McGinn ========================================== Staff Writer for the Sports *** Network [link lost in import: /***.com/] ==========================================

I agree too. I always have driven without shoes, and the Logitech pedals seem quite ok to me after a bit of use. -- Ken's Sig 3.0 "Who is the more foolish? The fool, or the fool who follows him?" - Obi-Wan Kenobi Go #43 and #44! volksy (at) geocities (dot) com volksy (at) yahoo (dot) com >>I just want to know if, after some practice, you get use to the >>pedals and dont spin the tires or lock the brakes all the time. >Yes with practice they are not a problem. Just drive in sock or bare >feet. And the wheel itself is a thing of beauty. >Joe McGinn >========================================== >Staff Writer for the Sports *** Network >[link lost in import: /***.com/] >==========================================

Thanks fellas, Logitech it is. I'll place the order in the morning. Now I'm off to find the provantage website since I'm in Michigan. Sondog

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> I agree too. I always have driven without shoes, and the Logitech pedals > seem quite ok to me after a bit of use. > -- > Ken's Sig 3.0 > "Who is the more foolish? The fool, or the fool who follows him?" -

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> Kenobi > Go #43 and #44! > volksy (at) geocities (dot) com > volksy (at) yahoo (dot) com > >>I just want to know if, after some practice, you get use to the > >>pedals and dont spin the tires or lock the brakes all the time. > >Yes with practice they are not a problem. Just drive in sock or bare > >feet. And the wheel itself is a thing of beauty. > >Joe McGinn > >========================================== > >Staff Writer for the Sports *** Network > >[link lost in import: /***.com/] > >==========================================