It seems like just yesterday if one wanted a Direct Drive wheelbase a degree in both mechanical and electrical engineering would practically be a necessity. Now we only need an understanding partner and a decent disposable income, I lack the former but the latter I'm lucky enough to have. We live in both a glorious and simply bizarre world these days and have an excellent hobby to maintain one's sanity.
@@Bob-Jenkins agreed 👍🏻 the disposable income I have but only after many many months of saving 😁 the understanding partner is something I don’t have to worry about as I released myself from bondage a long time ago and brought a dog! 😂
@@tradesman1000 Dogs are awesome, of that there is no doubt, especially the loyalty part. I did have many, many failed attempts at finding the right person, the majority of my 20's and early 30's. Then I grew up and everything fell into place. Anyway, at the rate Sim Racing is evolving I think that the next few years are going to be incredible. As a teenager I played a lot of games like Sega Rally, Nascar and F1 games in video arcades thinking how awesome it would be to have something like that at home, and here we are with Sim gear that blows those arcade rigs out of the water. Even at times being forced to stay at home and race to our hearts content. Stay safe mate. 👍🙃
@@Bob-Jenkins it’s defiantly a great time to be sim racing. I’m still building my rig. All tubular steel. Been at it for 12 months. Can’t wait to get back into it.
Thanks Berry, good review al always! I am the owner of a CSX2 for a few months now. I like it a lot and overall it's very good. Not a big fan of the UGT software tho, and their support for iRacing is not really optimal. The TC settings on the display are limited to TC1 only. I run the LMP cars a lot and the TC2 settings (LMP2) and TC3/4 settings (LMP1) are not available on the wheel. Also the fuel usage info fields (fuel used last lap, fuel used last x laps) is not available. I now use overlays to show that information during endurance events. I also wish I could assign the bottom two rotaries to selected layout pages. Putting this here, as I know they are also reading the comments!
@@DavidGarcia-oi5nt I understand it’s an expansive rim. I’m also not saying 1 hr review is a bad thing. I’m saying how amazing is Barry that he can talk about a rim for 1 hour.
Although i can't afford much of the items he reviews, it's a lot of fun just listening to all the details he tells about. And you can play a drinking game everytime he says "right?". Amazing channel, subbed.
I'd love to see a Lite version of this with no screen and 4 paddles. Think that would fly off the shelves and I'd definitely grab one, would be a perfect mid-late 90's/early 00's F1 wheel along with Sportscars and modern GT3's and GT4's. Great review as always Bazza 😁👍
Don't know if it is the same with this one but I know from the CSX2, the 7-way switch isn't supposed to click with the directional movements - just the soft movement up/down/sideways triggers the key press. The click when you push it all the way to the edge is actually triggering the function of pressing straight on the middle as a button. Personally I am not a great fan of the style of this one, seems a bit too 'top heavy' to me, but I am sure it does look good in person. All subjective as Barry always says...I love my CSX2 but I can see that some people would think they look a bit garish with all the lights and colours.
Hey Barry, can you please tell me what motion setup you have there? Having both the yaw (traction loss) and that forward back (for braking) motion would be something I would love to have. Can you please share what it is, so I can look into it? Thanks.
Great review as always. Interested to see how much the rim sells for separately. Love my Turn Racing rim and would like to see how this compares a similar alternative
@@miseryshining Thanks, I'll take a look Very tempting. Slightly annoying that they didn't blank off the button holes as Barry thought they might. Tempted to design and 3d print some button cluster things and use the wiring from the Fanatec ones :)
Barry you say in this review your running your motor at max strength too test out the wheel but in iracing the ffb bar isn't reacting how it would if you were running 100% ffb on wheel base and software, for one it would clip like crazy. So what do you mean by wheel maxed out? do you mean 100% in software but lower in game but technically that isn't maxed out. When i run my Simucube 2 ultimate just as a test and set it too 100% and max in iracing my ffb bar was way higher than what yours show and you were on Sebring which is as you know extremely bumpy so I'm a little confused as what you max means with respect
I'm watching all your videos and you have a monstrous simulator I think you are one of the world experts but even though I ended up here looking to buy a 25 euro steering and I don't understand anything I have great attention to detail, please buy a pair sparco shoes, do it for me, please ☺
I think some chill music would add a lot to the video, as the pauses in the sound wouldn't be so pronounced. Other than that, a very useful and informative video. Keep up the good work!
Such kind of wheel will have an ever decreasing market. Already now 50% of players use VR only (very recent race department poll) and that will quickly grow..
I have not had good experience with cube control. I bought a csx2 in May and have only done about 30 laps with it. It’s given me so many issues and I’m not getting support from cube control
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It's beautiful wheel, but with the growing adoption of VR, it sadly makes all the details and visuals on the wheel itself irrelevant... as long as the buttons are easy to physically find, what they look like or what is being displayed becomes a non-issue.
+VFX Pro Most simracers who tried VR enjoyed it for 30 minutes. For longer stints it get hot under that thing on your head, it starts to become heavy and, of course, the graphics didn't improve for a long time now. It's a gimmick and most likely will stay a gimmick.
@@speedingatheist If you would have been using an HP Reverb G1 or G2, you would not have come up with such a broad and inaccurate statement. I will give you that fact that it does get hot after awhile, but I bought a small clip-on USB fan that attached to my seat behind my head, and constantly blows cool air into the headset to alleviate the issue. The immersion level is simply way beyond what any monitors can do. With cheaper and older headset, the visuals are simply too blurry (even with Pimax 8K plus, but with the HP Reverb, it's laser crisp).
@@youngyingyang I reject the broad and inaccurate, it's based on the general simracing community. I NEVER heard from any simracer that they replaced their 3 monitor setup with VR. Some may have added VR to their setup for occasional 'immersion' but put it away for longer races. In the end, it's ALWAYS IMHO.
Dude as an engineer you should know gloves are fire retardant safety gear. So why would you the logic it for a sim rig ??? 😳 Then why would a manufacturer make a product that requires gloves on the alcantara. Practicality at its finest 😂
yeah dude, someone should tell all the idiot bicyclists that their bikes probably aint catching fire, so they can save the gloves. a manufacturer wouldn't make a product that requires gloves on alcantara , you can do what you want, but alcantara last a lot longer if you wear gloves. but for this wheel that doesn't matter since its wrapped in suede.
@@spiralmoment The whole point of gloves was demonstrated today by Grosgeans crash at Bahrain GP ..... that is not gonna a happened in a rig. So why they make the rim from suade or alcantara is beyond me
@@Max__apex yes , he was lucky. but that's not the whole point of gloves at all, drivers used gloves way before they became fire retardant. I googled this for you since you are clueless. www.lesewiese.net/racing-gloves-why-should-you-use-them/
Wow! The equipment available to us these days is truly amazing.
It seems like just yesterday if one wanted a Direct Drive wheelbase a degree in both mechanical and electrical engineering would practically be a necessity. Now we only need an understanding partner and a decent disposable income, I lack the former but the latter I'm lucky enough to have. We live in both a glorious and simply bizarre world these days and have an excellent hobby to maintain one's sanity.
@@Bob-Jenkins agreed 👍🏻 the disposable income I have but only after many many months of saving 😁 the understanding partner is something I don’t have to worry about as I released myself from bondage a long time ago and brought a dog! 😂
@@tradesman1000 Dogs are awesome, of that there is no doubt, especially the loyalty part. I did have many, many failed attempts at finding the right person, the majority of my 20's and early 30's. Then I grew up and everything fell into place.
Anyway, at the rate Sim Racing is evolving I think that the next few years are going to be incredible. As a teenager I played a lot of games like Sega Rally, Nascar and F1 games in video arcades thinking how awesome it would be to have something like that at home, and here we are with Sim gear that blows those arcade rigs out of the water. Even at times being forced to stay at home and race to our hearts content.
Stay safe mate. 👍🙃
@@Bob-Jenkins it’s defiantly a great time to be sim racing. I’m still building my rig. All tubular steel. Been at it for 12 months. Can’t wait to get back into it.
@Jonas Jonaitis Jolly good ol' chap, whatever makes you happy.
Thanks Berry, good review al always!
I am the owner of a CSX2 for a few months now. I like it a lot and overall it's very good.
Not a big fan of the UGT software tho, and their support for iRacing is not really optimal. The TC settings on the display are limited to TC1 only. I run the LMP cars a lot and the TC2 settings (LMP2) and TC3/4 settings (LMP1) are not available on the wheel. Also the fuel usage info fields (fuel used last lap, fuel used last x laps) is not available. I now use overlays to show that information during endurance events.
I also wish I could assign the bottom two rotaries to selected layout pages. Putting this here, as I know they are also reading the comments!
Only Barry can talk about a rim for 1 fuckin hour! Lol. Amazing. Love barry
It is a 2400$ rim lol
@@DavidGarcia-oi5nt I understand it’s an expansive rim. I’m also not saying 1 hr review is a bad thing. I’m saying how amazing is Barry that he can talk about a rim for 1 hour.
That is some fine steering wheel and Pro rewie. Golden voice and Rockstar hair, dude 👌
Although i can't afford much of the items he reviews, it's a lot of fun just listening to all the details he tells about. And you can play a drinking game everytime he says "right?".
Amazing channel, subbed.
Don't worry about not being able to afford, it's ok to have a dream.
Hi Barry.
You should do a review just for the UGT software.
Are there any independent DDU with UGT software ready to buy?
Thanks for the info.
Cheers.
I'd love to see a Lite version of this with no screen and 4 paddles. Think that would fly off the shelves and I'd definitely grab one, would be a perfect mid-late 90's/early 00's F1 wheel along with Sportscars and modern GT3's and GT4's. Great review as always Bazza 😁👍
Released today - The GT Pro Zero: cubecontrols.com/product/gt-pro-zero/
Don't know if it is the same with this one but I know from the CSX2, the 7-way switch isn't supposed to click with the directional movements - just the soft movement up/down/sideways triggers the key press. The click when you push it all the way to the edge is actually triggering the function of pressing straight on the middle as a button.
Personally I am not a great fan of the style of this one, seems a bit too 'top heavy' to me, but I am sure it does look good in person. All subjective as Barry always says...I love my CSX2 but I can see that some people would think they look a bit garish with all the lights and colours.
Hey Barry, can you please tell me what motion setup you have there? Having both the yaw (traction loss) and that forward back (for braking) motion would be something I would love to have. Can you please share what it is, so I can look into it? Thanks.
It would be nice if there was an option to use other software such as SimHub, JRT, or Z1 like many of the DDU's do.
Qrx quick release review coming soon?
Great review as always. Interested to see how much the rim sells for separately. Love my Turn Racing rim and would like to see how this compares a similar alternative
Standalone rim is for sale now for 160 euros (ex VAT)
@@miseryshining Thanks, I'll take a look
Very tempting. Slightly annoying that they didn't blank off the button holes as Barry thought they might. Tempted to design and 3d print some button cluster things and use the wiring from the Fanatec ones :)
How are the paddles feeling in comparison to the Fanatec Podium Advanced Paddle Module?
SRG need some T-shirts and other merch with "So...Lets Get To It" written on them.
That is a genius idea!
Barry, can you get your hands on the PSE LM-X wheel with the Chromaworx? Currently my dream wheel.
Definetly getting one , Love the review buddy. great content. :)
Lets say you have a Moza base. How does this wheel compare to the Moza GS wheel?
I much prefer other wheels for the price point I think. Does anyone know what motion platform Barry has been using recently? Looks awesome
i use it for oval racing and gt3 and f1. its great for oval racing, i dont move my hands anyways.
Awesome vid man
Barry you say in this review your running your motor at max strength too test out the wheel but in iracing the ffb bar isn't reacting how it would if you were running 100% ffb on wheel base and software, for one it would clip like crazy. So what do you mean by wheel maxed out? do you mean 100% in software but lower in game but technically that isn't maxed out.
When i run my Simucube 2 ultimate just as a test and set it too 100% and max in iracing my ffb bar was way higher than what yours show and you were on Sebring which is as you know extremely bumpy so I'm a little confused as what you max means with respect
Barry’s friggin’ skateboard is worth more than my sim rig.
I'm watching all your videos and you have a monstrous simulator I think you are one of the world experts but even though I ended up here looking to buy a 25 euro steering and I don't understand anything I have great attention to detail, please buy a pair sparco shoes, do it for me, please ☺
I like this without the screen, i hope they make one
Would hve prefered a gt wheel with sort of display like on the fanatec gt3
Final thoughts: Damn this is expensive!
Beautiful wheel. I'll take one without the distracting and often times impractical display.
If you're getting distracted by a screen, that's a you problem.
@@NickG40 If you say so, Skippy.
@@jeffwills2869 he’s right if the screen distracts you that’s just you’re problem it’s handy if you use it right
58:34 that is a lot of wind inside the car :D
@ralmslb The computer (Windows) are open 🏁 Get it 😀
5:27 “and they are lit’ thought you meant the buttons were pretty cool and not literally lit
This is just like Martin Brundles wheel from 1996 WTH 😳
My dream 😍
I think Barry is married dude, sorry.
@@JH-jo9wt what a shame. i'd love to see that hair in person.
I think some chill music would add a lot to the video, as the pauses in the sound wouldn't be so pronounced. Other than that, a very useful and informative video. Keep up the good work!
I totally agree 100%
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@@JH-jo9wt F i Fell for it 😂
Such kind of wheel will have an ever decreasing market. Already now 50% of players use VR only (very recent race department poll) and that will quickly grow..
I have not had good experience with cube control. I bought a csx2 in May and have only done about 30 laps with it. It’s given me so many issues and I’m not getting support from cube control
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This wheel wirh 6 paddles cost JUST 1736 euro including VAT... Out of my league once again...
Fanatec to be releasing something nicer and more affordable.
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It's beautiful wheel, but with the growing adoption of VR, it sadly makes all the details and visuals on the wheel itself irrelevant... as long as the buttons are easy to physically find, what they look like or what is being displayed becomes a non-issue.
+VFX Pro Most simracers who tried VR enjoyed it for 30 minutes. For longer stints it get hot under that thing on your head, it starts to become heavy and, of course, the graphics didn't improve for a long time now. It's a gimmick and most likely will stay a gimmick.
@@speedingatheist If you would have been using an HP Reverb G1 or G2, you would not have come up with such a broad and inaccurate statement. I will give you that fact that it does get hot after awhile, but I bought a small clip-on USB fan that attached to my seat behind my head, and constantly blows cool air into the headset to alleviate the issue. The immersion level is simply way beyond what any monitors can do. With cheaper and older headset, the visuals are simply too blurry (even with Pimax 8K plus, but with the HP Reverb, it's laser crisp).
@@speedingatheist Yeah I would say you should get an up to date HMD and give that anothetr shot.
@@youngyingyang I reject the broad and inaccurate, it's based on the general simracing community. I NEVER heard from any simracer that they replaced their 3 monitor setup with VR. Some may have added VR to their setup for occasional 'immersion' but put it away for longer races. In the end, it's ALWAYS IMHO.
@@808GT Nah, I have a nice cockpit to look at... ;)
I really like your look at them, But as for a review.... If it was a POS you would never say so. You don't want to step on toes.
This wheel costs 5 times as much as I paid for my first car in the 1980’s 😳
Not first
useless for VR users^^
Thanks for the heads up, Captain Obvious!
@@BaronVonHaggis Who does not play the parade discipline SimRacing in VR ...
how much is he being paid for the add £1300 for a wheel wake up
Dude as an engineer you should know gloves are fire retardant safety gear.
So why would you the logic it for a sim rig ??? 😳
Then why would a manufacturer make a product that requires gloves on the alcantara. Practicality at its finest 😂
yeah dude, someone should tell all the idiot bicyclists that their bikes probably aint catching fire, so they can save the gloves. a manufacturer wouldn't make a product that requires gloves on alcantara , you can do what you want, but alcantara last a lot longer if you wear gloves. but for this wheel that doesn't matter since its wrapped in suede.
@@spiralmoment
The whole point of gloves was demonstrated today by Grosgeans crash at Bahrain GP ..... that is not gonna a happened in a rig. So why they make the rim from suade or alcantara is beyond me
@@Max__apex yes , he was lucky. but that's not the whole point of gloves at all, drivers used gloves way before they became fire retardant. I googled this for you since you are clueless. www.lesewiese.net/racing-gloves-why-should-you-use-them/
one ugly wheel...
first
Good job.
@@johnf.kennedy3175 Very informative post!! I love to waste my time receiving alert for useless posts!
@@youngyingyang Waste*