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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 03:12 PM
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So if i were to install this wheel how do you think it would feel? It's quite a bit smaller than I had expected. It feels great in the hand but seems more suited to a tiny F-car cockpit. I'm undecided but need to make some sort of plan.

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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 03:19 PM
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My guess, and it is only a guess..

1) too small
2) as quick as the ratio is, it is still long enough to require a full wheel in street driving

Clearly untill you try you don't know.
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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 03:30 PM
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That could work, but it's getting borderline too small for the track.

On the track you shouldn't ever have to move your hands on the wheel with the S2000, and it'll be great. Until you mess up - at which point you might find yourself in flailing countersteer, and grabbing for wheel but instead finding air. That's where I'd worry about it biting you. The S2000 rewards slow and careful hand movement; the tighter radius of the wheel will make it that much more of a challenge to drive well.

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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 03:36 PM
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I say just get a 330 like I told you to

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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 03:38 PM
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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 03:47 PM
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The main reason i went to a smaller diameter wheel (270mm) is because I'm a big fat 260 lb mofo who can't move his legs without jamming them on the bottom of the wheel. It forces me to drive "spread eagle" and makes heel-toe impossible.

This wheel certainly solves that problem which is great but I'm not sure what it will do to both mechanical leverage and as jzr says finesse. i never touch the top of the wheel except when I'm cruising the elementary schools for chicks

If I get out of sorts my natural reaction tends toward dropping the left hand off the wheel and going solo with the right. Probably not the best way but alas the way.
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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 03:48 PM
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Erik, are you sure it's not just a toy or a desktop thingie? There's not even a hole in the hub.
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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 03:52 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by rlaifatt
Erik, are you sure it's not just a toy or a desktop thingie?
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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 03:54 PM
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I'm 285 and have no problem heel-toeing. Admittedly, there's not a whole lot of extra space.
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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 03:57 PM
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Your weight distribution must be different.

Erik, haven't you been able to find a lower seat?
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