Computer steering wheels are good conversational pieces.

"Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy" (zipppyart)
11/08/2014 at 12:26 • Filed to: None

I got 3 racing wheels, (2 for PC, one for Forza) and two of my brother's university friends stayed over for the night, and before they decided to tuck in to sleep, they saw the box for my Forza wheel in the hall, both asked me if I liked racing games, and also wanted to try a couple laps with the wheel (my G25), so I fired up LFS, and set them up for a couple laps around Blackwood in an MRT5 and the BMW-Sauber '05. They later wanted to see me drift a car around the track, so I picked an XRT and slid around like a boss, with commentary on the car and stuff, and they often asked about how the game compares to Forza and Gran Turismo, and mentioned to my brother "we need to come here more often".

DISCUSSION (16)

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
11/08/2014 at 12:32

I'd love to get a racing wheel but I don't actually have a desk to put it on.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
11/08/2014 at 12:33

I'm actually sitting here with my Logitech Momo and LFS demo thinking "wow I need a few hundred bucks for a better wheel and the full version of this game

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
11/08/2014 at 12:35

Get a stand

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/08/2014 at 12:36

I got a momo too, but it's sitting in a box with electrical issues.

Jayhawk Jake > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
11/08/2014 at 12:46

Or be like me and go the cheap route and buy a Sawhorse. $30 or so, works perfectly for my driving force gt

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Jayhawk Jake
11/08/2014 at 12:52

I was considering that route, Getting a sawhorse would make my mother flip out and be tempted to throw my wheel out, sawhorse and all.

Jayhawk Jake > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
11/08/2014 at 12:58

Why?

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Jayhawk Jake
11/08/2014 at 13:01

because sawhorse.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
11/08/2014 at 13:08

I have a spare momo with a borked pedal and no FF sitting in my back room... I might take it apart and try fixing it, and try making the gears a bit quieter. I just finished recording a LFS video with it that I'll be posting on Oppo and Digital Burnouts. I made a hellaflush Civic and tried racing it. It went poorly.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/08/2014 at 13:13

I'm tempted to do a Helical gear conversion for my G25, G27's are so damn quiet, I don't consider a G27 an upgrade to a G25.

and lol, post away.

Jayhawk Jake > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
11/08/2014 at 17:00

I don't understand. It's a sawhorse

Kinja'd!!!

What issues would your mom have with it? It's just a really skinny metal table. They're a bit heavy, but not difficult to move around, and you can take your wheel off and fold it up to nothing.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Jayhawk Jake
11/08/2014 at 17:29

Beats me. she's fine with me getting a $150 stand, which I now have.

Lekker > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
12/01/2014 at 10:04

What's the best one in your opinion? I''ve been playing Grid 2 and Forza 5, also have Gran Turismo5, and have been looking for a setup like a g25 for a while. Also where is the best place to look for?

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Lekker
12/01/2014 at 10:40

Out of mine, G25 by far, I have a Momo black as well. If you can find a used G25, snag it, but it won't work on the Xbox or PS4. Only issue with the g25 is the noise of the gearing on the FFB motors, a G27 fixes this, and is basically an improved G25 without the sequential shift mode on the shifter.

I had a quick test with a Fanatec on my cousin's PS3 on GT6, only thing I didn't like was the shifter, it felt really cheap.

Lekker > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
12/01/2014 at 11:01

thanks, I haven't had any luck finding good condition G25's but I'm honestly thinking about just getting the G27 since I'm not too hurt by the lack of a sequential shifter/straight cut gears (as opposed to the helical ones from the G27). And I've even seen there's a way to set iot up on the Xbox one too.

I did look at Fanatec's and they seem super fancy, but also kept reading to avoid the cheap ones.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Lekker
12/01/2014 at 11:14

The g27 is still a good choice, although I haven't tried setting it up on any console.