Mini Wheel opinions

[vertygo]

I was thinking of installing two of those mini steering wheels that work on spinner controls. Anyone have any experience with these?  We're not huge racing fans here, so I thought something small would give everyone a decent amount of elbow room.

Mostly for me.. APB goodness.

[twitami]

Where can you still get these?  Thought they were Oscar, and they are gone ( I think).

[Hurray Banana]

Randy sells em with a Range of wheel sizes, the 5" is a bit too small (IMHO). I need to get another turbo Twist and will order the 7" wheel to go with it.

http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=268&zenid=747ea3fd0204825a68909d5632b2b0e1

[vertygo]

GGG has some that attach to their turbotwist2

Link

There are other sites, too.. but I didn't bookmark them.

[FrizzleFried]

Honestly...

I don't like mine...it's a pain in the ass to switch from spinner to the wheel...so much so that I put the wheel on,  used it for about a week,  wanted to play tempest,  put the spinner knob back on,  and the wheel has sat,  unused for 6 months since.

The wheel idea is a GREAT one if there was an instant disconnect for the knob of some sort (the wheel itself doesn't actually "mount"...but not in it's current form IMHO.

[vertygo]

how was it for gameplay ? Did it not feel good enough to bother with or was it decent and you're just not into swapping it back and forth ? I plan on leaving it on there, if I get one.

[Hurray Banana]

I found that using it on a standard slightly slopping panel made it feel wrong, you have to turn the wheel like driving a bus or truck.

When I set it up again I'll try mounting it at a steeper angle, closer to a standard arcade wheel set up.