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Steering wheel without pedals

5 posts by 3 people · 12 Apr 2003 08:14 UTC - 13 Apr 2003 09:52 UTC

David Walsh 12 Apr 2003 08:14 UTC#70760

Hi, I'm very close to buying my first ever steering wheel for the PC (mainly so I can play GPL which I've had for about 4 years but haven't been able to play and the GT2002 mod for F12002). I think it's going to be the BRD Pro V2, but I can't really afford any pedals yet. Should I wait and save up some more so that I can get both the wheel and pedals at the same time, or is it worth buying the wheel now and getting the pedals later? (i.e. am I going to be able to control throttle and brakes somehow via the buttons/levers on the wheel?) Thanks in advance, Dave.

Neuromancer 12 Apr 2003 11:28 UTC↳ reply to David Walsh #70768

hi. you will NEED analogic throttle and brakes, if you are in serious sims. that's a fact. you could give a try to thrustmaster modena 360 - no forcefeedback : you get pedals AND on-wheel throttle/brakes controls. hth. "David Walsh" <[email hidden]> ha scritto nel messaggio news:sTPla.393$[email hidden]... > Hi, > > I'm very close to buying my first ever steering wheel for the PC (mainlyso > I can play GPL which I've had for about 4 years but haven't been able to > play and the GT2002 mod for F12002). > I think it's going to be the BRD Pro V2, but I can't really afford any > pedals yet. > Should I wait and save up some more so that I can get both the wheel and > pedals at the same time, or is it worth buying the wheel now and gettingthe

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> pedals later? (i.e. am I going to be able to control throttle and brakes > somehow via the buttons/levers on the wheel?) > > Thanks in advance, > Dave. > >

Aidee 12 Apr 2003 12:47 UTC↳ reply to Neuromancer #70772

Buy a Microsoft Sidewinder Precision wheel,the non FF version and just use the pedals with your wheel. Costs about ï¿½25 online. AD

David Walsh 13 Apr 2003 09:50 UTC↳ reply to Neuromancer #70607

I take it the pedals are optional with this setup? Is it awkward to manipulate (like do you need to use two fingers on each hand, one each hand for gear up/down and one each hand for throttle brake)? Thanks, Dave. "Neuromancer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:eLSla.3444$[email hidden]... > hi. you will NEED analogic throttle and brakes, if you are in serioussims.

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> that's a fact. you could give a try to thrustmaster modena 360 - no > forcefeedback : you get pedals AND on-wheel throttle/brakes controls. hth. > > > "David Walsh" <[email hidden]> ha scritto nel > messaggio news:sTPla.393$[email hidden]... > > Hi, > > > > I'm very close to buying my first ever steering wheel for the PC (mainly > so > > I can play GPL which I've had for about 4 years but haven't been able to > > play and the GT2002 mod for F12002). > > I think it's going to be the BRD Pro V2, but I can't really afford any > > pedals yet. > > Should I wait and save up some more so that I can get both the wheel and > > pedals at the same time, or is it worth buying the wheel now and getting > the > > pedals later? (i.e. am I going to be able to control throttle and

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> > somehow via the buttons/levers on the wheel?) > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Dave. > > > > > >

David Walsh 13 Apr 2003 09:52 UTC↳ reply to Aidee #70608

I don't like the idea of buying something just to use PART of the overall contents. It would be such a waste to have the wheel just gathering dust. Are the pedals quite robust? Thanks, Dave. "Aidee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:b791tq$9u1$[email hidden]...

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> Buy a Microsoft Sidewinder Precision wheel,the non FF version and just use > the pedals with your wheel. > > Costs about ï¿½25 online. > > AD > >