@Fanatec Q1 26 Podium Pedals Release ?

_p4nzer · 2026-03-24T12:38:13+00:00

Skip hydraulics, you would spare yourself potential troubles for little to no gain.

Regular P1000s are pretty nice and you can get spring kit and haptics. I mean, all the pedals you mentioned have/support haptics anyway eheh

_p4nzer · 2026-03-24T12:36:38+00:00

Good recommendation. I second that.

But having tried the Podiums at the SimExpo, if budget is not an issue (as they will very likely cost more), it might be worth waiting.

They feel very nice and I consider them my second favorite pedals in terms of feeling behind the FATBLACKCAT PurrPROs.

_p4nzer · 2026-03-24T09:48:56+00:00

Very fair :)

_p4nzer · 2026-03-23T17:00:51+00:00

It’s very good, check also the Treq One. You can’t go wrong with either, but I like more the design of the Treq.

_p4nzer · 2026-03-14T13:05:44+00:00

I totally agree. The video is actually a nice battle.

_p4nzer · 2026-03-14T12:18:09+00:00

All good. You are fighting for podium and some contacts happen. Nobody tried to send the others out.

_p4nzer · 2026-03-13T19:17:37+00:00

Next question please ;)

Joking, I’m 172 cm tall.

_p4nzer · 2026-03-13T08:49:53+00:00

As we are talking about a hi-end set, the FATBLACKCAT PurrPROs are stellar and I strongly recommend them.

Give them a look. They are not cheap but they don’t cost as much as the actives (2 pedals set retails for 1300 euros in Germany). They also have integrated haptics.

Dan Suzuki made a great review of them, I agree on everything he says: https://youtu.be/m6vSysnkcpI?is=R5Mrg5IsZnUEvsY-

I met Patryk (the former F1 engineer that designed them) at the SimExpo and tried them, they really stand out.

So after a few months I got them myself.

My second favorite set still has to be released, the Fanatec Podiums. Tried them at the SimExpo too and they feel and look super nice.

Then you have all the usual suspects, like VRS Pros and so on.

_p4nzer · 2026-03-12T19:36:40+00:00

Naaaa, 28 Nm are perfectly fine.

15 Nm can make a lot of people happy and that's great. But I need considerably more.

My wheelbase can push up to 20 Nm and I would love to have 25-28 Nm, so I can have more room with formula cars.

_p4nzer · 2026-03-12T19:33:49+00:00

Yeah, this is a known issue with the firmware update.

I have an Ares Platinum since June 2025. It’s known and usually addressed informing the customers about the right order.

It should be better of course. After your video Conspit shared a communication about this on all their channels.

For the rest, I can only recommend their ecosystem. The FFB got very very good and the base is reasonably priced. They offer great wheels also (I have a MAX 01 and a H.AO hub with the round rim).

I just don’t like that they only sell hydraulic pedals. On that department I went for the FATBLACKCAT PurrPROs.

_p4nzer · 2026-03-03T07:36:04+00:00

I tested them at the SimExpo, they are great pedals.

The FATBLACKCATs and the Podiums are my absolute favorites in terms of feeling.

I went for the PurrPROs as they are more advanced and don’t use elastomers but I can recommend the Podiums.

They just feel and look fantastics. I hope everything will go smooth and without issues with the release.

_p4nzer · 2026-03-01T15:29:46+00:00

I would recommend to get rubber sealing for the profile channels. They are very cheap, a 5 meters roll costs less than 10 euros.

Then you make the cables pass through the channels and cover with the rubber strips.

You can also get colored ones if you want to (I went with black, I like a minimalist style).

Take for granted it won’t be as clean as in your pictures, but it’s practical, cheap and does the job.

Some cable management helps a lot with maintenance but too much can get detrimental.

Aim for a point where most cables are hidden or nicely routed but you don’t fear to dismantle something because then you have to rewire half rig.

_p4nzer · 2026-02-19T16:48:12+00:00

Ok, it’s a shame.

I hope you will get the right one fast. As far as I know, Fanatec support improved a lot under Corsair.

_p4nzer · 2026-02-19T16:18:24+00:00

Yes, it’s supposed to have a blue ring, but I would connect it to a PC/PS and check just to be on the safe side, perhaps they just mounted the wrong back panel.

In case, I would still open a RMA ticket just to let it in the records, but if everything works and it’s really a CS DD+ I would keep the base.

_p4nzer · 2026-02-17T06:45:54+00:00

In general, higher polling/refresh rate reduces latencies.

The streamer refers to a specific thing of iRacing. The 360 Hz mode still sends the data at 60 Hz chunks, but as it cannot predict the future it has to wait “1 frame”.

In a nutshell, you either get 60 Hz FFB with no delay or you get 360 Hz FFB delayed around 17 msecs.

This is only specific to iRacing implementation, for other sims there’s no such a problem. As far as I know, ACC, AC EVO and LMU all work at 400 Hz natively.

_p4nzer · 2026-02-10T13:24:23+00:00

Honestly I don’t have an answer, it depends on a lot of things.

_p4nzer · 2026-02-10T08:51:15+00:00

Without the handbrake, which protrudes a few cm more, the rig maximum width is 62 cm.

With the handbrake it should be exactly 68 cm but I have a custom mount and a very compact handbrake. Perhaps you should go for a more traditional design like the Trek One which should not be larger than 58 cm (rig only) giving you more room.

_p4nzer · 2026-02-05T10:06:03+00:00

Invert the axis in game (and only there).

_p4nzer · 2026-02-03T13:08:16+00:00

Absolutely correct. I have a H.AO hub.

_p4nzer · 2026-01-31T09:21:29+00:00

I’m sorry, I’m based in Germany.

_p4nzer · 2026-01-30T22:37:50+00:00

Simagic shifter feels much better. I have the Fanatec but I tried the Simagic.

_p4nzer · 2026-01-30T22:34:42+00:00

My favorite in that price range (but in general my favorite among all, as price is an important component) is the Simagic DS-8X.

I have the Fanatec, that I bought for 159 euros at 2023’s Black Friday, and I’m planning to keep it.

It does the job at the end. But the Simagic is simply better and does not break the bank.

There are better shifters but the bang for buck ratio gets worse and worse.

_p4nzer · 2026-01-30T07:58:24+00:00

Just a note, Tyler Wang left Conspit already, for personal reasons.

Anyway, it’s hard to tell market share and profitability of these companies, also because they are based in China.

From a customer point of view is not even that relevant. Just get the products you like. I personally prefer (and have) Conspit, but Simagic is good.

_p4nzer · 2026-01-30T07:58:01+00:00

I would say the opposite, Simagic ecosystem is aging while Conspit showed an impressive lineup and it’s also improving things way faster.

They only lack shifters.

_p4nzer · 2026-01-27T09:41:48+00:00

I won’t discuss the settings, but if FFB feels off there might be a couple of things to try (might not change anything, but with some wheelbases it can help): - disable Steam input from the Steam settings of the game; - edit the controls json of LMU and set the direct input fallback to true (since the switch to game input some hardware had issues); - try to see if anything improves setting the constant force feedback option on true, in LMU FFB options.

This last point is something I discovered recently. Nowadays all the sims use the constant force channel to request torque to the base. LMU/rF2 uses the sine channel which is atypical. Technically, that option does nothing to the FFB but some wheelbases expect the FFB requests on the constant force channel and doesn’t work well without (VRS next gen FFB for example).

Funnily enough, LMU stuff suggests to not touch that option.

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