I believe the comments means he loves the content even though most of us can’t afford what we are seeing (I had to think about it as well but thought it was a cool phrase).
Ordered this with the round wheel , alpha base , h shifter , and the top level e brake with the p 1000 pedals. I can’t wait to upgrade to this ecosystem
I am sorry, what world have we entered where 500 is alot for a wheel? Also the shifters are metal to metal contact, so with the Cube controls wheels some of the loudest out there.
That's not a GT Pro Hub, thats a GT Pro Hub K. The K has the sticks in the middle, which limits the rims you can use on it. Unless you like drilling holes. I prefer the regular GT Pro Hub because of this.
Note from a normal consumer: I've the Simagic GT-Pro K, which of course is not the wheel in this video. Although I want to share the leather on Simagic wheels is quite terrible. Dry, harsh, unconfomrtable and with very little grip, even with suede gloves. I'm coming from Moza and the RS V2 had a much better leather, smooth, finer texture and quite grippy. Also the colour is quite terrible: I've never seen some black leather looking so grey. Conclusion: I'm returning the GT-Pro K and I've purchased the Simagic GT-Pro Hub (with no front rotaries) and I'll put a lovely Sparco/OMP wheel on it, with quality leather and stitching. I've opened a reddit post on Simagic about the GT-Pro K. I use the same nickname on reddit (more or less), if you'd like to have a look.
The only question is! Alcantara or leather? Lol Found out there gt4 wheel is also leather. I thought it was different so now I really want it. I dont mind that tbh. BTW leather is made so you use them without gloves. Idk why people want it to stick or be extremely grippy but it doesn't need to be. And if your hands sweat it will be grippy.
Agree totally. I have the 330mm GT style rim from Asetek and it is a perfect size and weight…feels like I am in a real car and not driving a toy that has been condensed or shrunken from its real life counterpart.
Get the alcantara it wont dampen things the details come through the grips amazingly well compared to thick leather. Just saying. Helps since it is a heavier wheel.
I now this is an old ask, but from what I understand they are not. If you buy the hub separate from the wheel, the encoders are not there, so can use any rim at the expense of the 2 encoders. I went this route as it saved me money and allows me to add my own wheel if I tire of the one I bought from Sim-Motion with hub.
OC as you have mentioned in the video, and also this question is bascially to all sim racers: is it just me or does it feel weird to hold a small diameter steering wheel? I still have not upgraded from my t150 (no post-christmas sales in my country on sim racing stuff sadly 😀) and I have not yet driven a racing car, the closest I probably ever got to holding a somewhat racing wheel, or rather just sports car-like wheel was when I was driving a Passat B7 - and I cannot help but feel like that the diameter of t150 is just so small, like overall it feels weird, so I think that a bigger wheel will fell, I dunno, more natural?
More natural probably, as wheels in real cars are usually around 320mm in diameter (I think). But ultimately it does just come down to personal preference
For rally, drift and truck simulator it feels weird for me tbh. 32 is minimum for that. For everything else I could do with this size (but prefer the GT wheels)
It's pretty great, I bought it ~1 year ago. The only issue I have now is that I removed the rotary encoder knobs on the front to swap the wheel rim, and when trying to put them back on, one of them had the locking screwhole stripped, making it pretty much impossible for the knob to hold itself. And it's a pain to fix, making me currently use it with one knob, and one sticking out rotary encoder. But a round rim ! (with poorly drilled holes for the encoders)
@@johnwinnie2155 With an allen key, there's a screw on the side. I don't think the entire encoder can be removed though, which is what I'd have done if I could without disassembling the entire hub.
Great video. This was my first simagic wheel. Ultimately I sold it because it was just too large and used the funds to get a gt4 wheel. The hub is excellent though and I think the round rim is better match for the hub if you are looking for a do it all wheel
That wheel is the perfect size for me. 12.6 inches is exactly what I started with in simracing (TS-PC 488 Edition), and that wheel was a natural carry-over.
I've it on the Alpha Mini and 10nm of torque is more than adequate to move a wheel with 2kg of mass whilst retaining great FFB detail. If it was 5nm probably would still work but with more inertia the FFB would be dampened. Before Simagic I was on Moza and had the R5 (5nm) and it was around 20-30% dampened when I was using the RS v2 wheel (which weighs around 2.5kg). After the R5 had the R9 and it was perfect.
Still regret buying a Simagic base tbh. Not because I don’t love the base or the wheel I own but I just want a 32-33 cm round wheel for now and then and the cheapest option is €400+ if you want a buttonbox Other companies have at least some budget options for the wheels.
@@mArvAlcao71 Thanks for the suggestion but already looked at it and that hub alone costs €500 over here 😞 Maybe I will buy the conversion kit for my TM sparco 383 or just a 3rd party quick release with a random wheel and then build a simple buttonbox on the wheel. It is only for some trucking and rally now and then so I think €300 max
@@BambeakzThe GTS is good wheel but it might be too small for you at 300mm. The thing is, at least until last year Simagic tend to lean towards mid to high end type of customers. Glad they started to think about budget market by releasing the GT Neo wheel
@@mArvAlcao71 It's kinda funny to me, because the GT Neo wheel imo, looks better than their current ~$600 GT4 wheel. and will confirm soon when i buy one. Even though they're starting to go more into budget friendlier products, they just keep out-doing themselves. Same with their P1000 pedals as well. They seem to be better than the P2000 at just about everything, but cost less.
Hey OC i have a question for you, i plan on upgrating my rig for something more confortable and since my dad passed a month ago i an on a tight budget on 300$, what do you recomend? it has to be affortable and compact since i do not have to much space.
Hey Daniel, so sorry to hear that! As per rigs under $300, next level racing has a few good options and I think also offer free shipping. You can check out their website to see what catches your eye and I mostly likely have a review on it on my channel as well 😅 All the best this year :)
I just wish you would stop saying that $100 / $200 racing wheels are " entry level " as for a lot of people those prices are expensive . I use a £60 wheel and it works fine .
Being a fan of OC Racing is like being a fan of racing before cars were invented
Hmm, I'm having a hard time interpreting this but interesting none the less.
I believe the comments means he loves the content even though most of us can’t afford what we are seeing (I had to think about it as well but thought it was a cool phrase).
@@OCRacingalmost had a heart attack just reading that comment
Ordered this with the round wheel , alpha base , h shifter , and the top level e brake with the p 1000 pedals. I can’t wait to upgrade to this ecosystem
Cost him the wife, house, car and dog 😂
@@simplymentalOG Ha. Bad move giving away the doggo. That's loyalty lost right there.
@@fredsas12 damn right 100% 👍
Doggo's are a man's best friend 🥰🐕
I like the open part of the wheel, especially handy if you have a dashboard on your base etc
I am sorry, what world have we entered where 500 is alot for a wheel? Also the shifters are metal to metal contact, so with the Cube controls wheels some of the loudest out there.
That's not a GT Pro Hub, thats a GT Pro Hub K. The K has the sticks in the middle, which limits the rims you can use on it. Unless you like drilling holes. I prefer the regular GT Pro Hub because of this.
On the simrigs website, it appears as though they can be removed to allow other wheels
@@GregoryShtevensh i think they changed this.. wasnt before..
Can the middle big knobs be removed?
pls do a video on the gt neo + maglink when its released!
I can’t say that I agree that the packaging seems premium. No protective foam seems like a bad idea.
Note from a normal consumer: I've the Simagic GT-Pro K, which of course is not the wheel in this video.
Although I want to share the leather on Simagic wheels is quite terrible. Dry, harsh, unconfomrtable and with very little grip, even with suede gloves.
I'm coming from Moza and the RS V2 had a much better leather, smooth, finer texture and quite grippy.
Also the colour is quite terrible: I've never seen some black leather looking so grey.
Conclusion: I'm returning the GT-Pro K and I've purchased the Simagic GT-Pro Hub (with no front rotaries) and I'll put a lovely Sparco/OMP wheel on it, with quality leather and stitching.
I've opened a reddit post on Simagic about the GT-Pro K. I use the same nickname on reddit (more or less), if you'd like to have a look.
The only question is! Alcantara or leather? Lol
Found out there gt4 wheel is also leather. I thought it was different so now I really want it. I dont mind that tbh.
BTW leather is made so you use them without gloves. Idk why people want it to stick or be extremely grippy but it doesn't need to be. And if your hands sweat it will be grippy.
Happy new year, thanks for the great content 👍
320/330MM is a great size. Not the tiny toy like size of some wheels. Nice review.
Agree totally. I have the 330mm GT style rim from Asetek and it is a perfect size and weight…feels like I am in a real car and not driving a toy that has been condensed or shrunken from its real life counterpart.
Get the alcantara it wont dampen things the details come through the grips amazingly well compared to thick leather. Just saying. Helps since it is a heavier wheel.
Are the rotary encoders removable ? So I can swap wheel rims.
I now this is an old ask, but from what I understand they are not. If you buy the hub separate from the wheel, the encoders are not there, so can use any rim at the expense of the 2 encoders. I went this route as it saved me money and allows me to add my own wheel if I tire of the one I bought from Sim-Motion with hub.
The encoders are soldered to the wheel PCB.
You can remove the knobs but the rest is soldered, so they'll stick out anyway.
Great video! More simagic reviews please 😊
I’ll see what I can do 🫡
OC as you have mentioned in the video, and also this question is bascially to all sim racers: is it just me or does it feel weird to hold a small diameter steering wheel? I still have not upgraded from my t150 (no post-christmas sales in my country on sim racing stuff sadly 😀) and I have not yet driven a racing car, the closest I probably ever got to holding a somewhat racing wheel, or rather just sports car-like wheel was when I was driving a Passat B7 - and I cannot help but feel like that the diameter of t150 is just so small, like overall it feels weird, so I think that a bigger wheel will fell, I dunno, more natural?
More natural probably, as wheels in real cars are usually around 320mm in diameter (I think). But ultimately it does just come down to personal preference
For rally, drift and truck simulator it feels weird for me tbh. 32 is minimum for that. For everything else I could do with this size (but prefer the GT wheels)
@@Bambeakz Same. I use 35/36cm for drifting and racing with old touring cars, 40cm for ATS and 32 for older formula cars and group c
Can you screw the rim in a quick Release?
It's pretty great, I bought it ~1 year ago. The only issue I have now is that I removed the rotary encoder knobs on the front to swap the wheel rim, and when trying to put them back on, one of them had the locking screwhole stripped, making it pretty much impossible for the knob to hold itself. And it's a pain to fix, making me currently use it with one knob, and one sticking out rotary encoder. But a round rim ! (with poorly drilled holes for the encoders)
How did u remove the middle knobs I can’t figure out how to
@@johnwinnie2155 With an allen key, there's a screw on the side. I don't think the entire encoder can be removed though, which is what I'd have done if I could without disassembling the entire hub.
Great video. This was my first simagic wheel. Ultimately I sold it because it was just too large and used the funds to get a gt4 wheel. The hub is excellent though and I think the round rim is better match for the hub if you are looking for a do it all wheel
That wheel is the perfect size for me. 12.6 inches is exactly what I started with in simracing (TS-PC 488 Edition), and that wheel was a natural carry-over.
Nice! How do you like the gt4 @anticalgary ?
@@3Torts great- they lowered the price now to match the GT Neo as well FYI
@@anticalgaryheeeeey my GT4 just arrived too! All thats left is for the FX Pro to also be delivered …
Wheel look greatttttttttt but 2kg ??? can the alpha mini gives me good FFB with that weight or the alpha is better for this wheel?
I've it on the Alpha Mini and 10nm of torque is more than adequate to move a wheel with 2kg of mass whilst retaining great FFB detail.
If it was 5nm probably would still work but with more inertia the FFB would be dampened.
Before Simagic I was on Moza and had the R5 (5nm) and it was around 20-30% dampened when I was using the RS v2 wheel (which weighs around 2.5kg).
After the R5 had the R9 and it was perfect.
This wheel whas almost the reasson i bought simagic
Its looks so good😅
when do u think the next oc sim series race will be
Yo I got a question. I’m new to sim racing i mainly play asseta corsa. What wheel do you recommend for a $200 to $300 limit?
How am I supposed to drift with that wheel?
Still regret buying a Simagic base tbh. Not because I don’t love the base or the wheel I own but I just want a 32-33 cm round wheel for now and then and the cheapest option is €400+ if you want a buttonbox
Other companies have at least some budget options for the wheels.
Maybe buy the GT Pro Hub (Basically what's shown in this vid) and 3rd party round wheel?
@@mArvAlcao71 Thanks for the suggestion but already looked at it and that hub alone costs €500 over here 😞
Maybe I will buy the conversion kit for my TM sparco 383 or just a 3rd party quick release with a random wheel and then build a simple buttonbox on the wheel.
It is only for some trucking and rally now and then so I think €300 max
@@BambeakzThe GTS is good wheel but it might be too small for you at 300mm.
The thing is, at least until last year Simagic tend to lean towards mid to high end type of customers. Glad they started to think about budget market by releasing the GT Neo wheel
@@mArvAlcao71 It's kinda funny to me, because the GT Neo wheel imo, looks better than their current ~$600 GT4 wheel. and will confirm soon when i buy one.
Even though they're starting to go more into budget friendlier products, they just keep out-doing themselves.
Same with their P1000 pedals as well. They seem to be better than the P2000 at just about everything, but cost less.
If you any where in Vietnam, I would sell mine (Alcantara) with $300 😂. I'm on rally now.
What base did you review this with ??
Simagic Alpha Mini, you can find my review on it on my channel :)
next i-racing video soon?
Matter of fact yes
Hey OC i have a question for you, i plan on upgrating my rig for something more confortable and since my dad passed a month ago i an on a tight budget on 300$, what do you recomend? it has to be affortable and compact since i do not have to much space.
Hey Daniel, so sorry to hear that! As per rigs under $300, next level racing has a few good options and I think also offer free shipping. You can check out their website to see what catches your eye and I mostly likely have a review on it on my channel as well 😅
All the best this year :)
If you are short on space, i would say Playseat Challenge actifit or the Logitech edition, as you can fold it. Sorry for your loss!!
Simagic keeps crushing it..
Nice vid man you are underrated fr fr
Abused term used to market a product
Maybe when my 2 Thrustmaster T300 bases and or my Ferrari integral or my SF 1000 fail
They should last awhile eh 😃
Thanks for posting eh 🇨🇦
Let’s hope so! 🤣 happy new year eh
Thanks Bud; stay well eh! @@OCRacing
I just wish you would stop saying that $100 / $200 racing wheels are " entry level " as for a lot of people those prices are expensive . I use a £60 wheel and it works fine .
I think your description needs updated
Ahh that’s so awkward thanks for letting me know
Not going to lie I thought it said 30% off till you said 3. LOL
I wish haha, sorry 😭
Well i like it thanks info
No problem!
Day 3 of asking for a pxn v12 lite review
I watch knowing well I will probably not be able to afford the product or will never buy
Well I appreciate you watching regardless 🤣🤝
I commented before watching the video
And liked my own comment
I repliaed before reading your comment.
Loud music and bad music and bad sound quality. I couldn't bear to look at this for long. So find someone else who tests this steering wheel.
Why do you put cancer music randomly throughout the clip?
anothing review lets gooo
You know it 🤣
This channel has become an advertisement fest
Claim your early ticket here
Ticket man was a lil late 🤔
If only I had a better gaming chair
Bruhhhhhhhhhhh!
Thanks Oscar, I like it. I'm going to spend a lot of money in 24🥺😋🙋👍
Spend money to make money =)
LETS GO
LETS GO
Balls
This is what you chose your first comment of 2024 to be, how does that feel?
sixth
Sixth is definitely the best.
@@OCRacing true
Give me it (im poor 😭)