Customer Reviews

Genius Speed Wheel 3, USB, PC wheel. High-Speed Racing Wheel System for PC games.

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This racing wheel had great potential if it weren't for the quality problems. It's the only wheel I could find that has analog paddle levers. And it's priced reasonably. The wheel works well for the first 20 to 30 plays, but quickly degenerates to the point where it can no longer be used. The problem is with the steering and paddle analog circuits. After a few plays, the wheel will return sporadic values as you turn the wheel and apply the paddle levers, making it useless. Once the wheel begins degenerating, there's nothing that can fix it, not even calibration. I work at a game development company and we have purchased nearly 20 of these wheels and they are all beginning to fail. We're not hard on the wheels; in fact, we use them with care. Nevertheless, we have had to replace every one. I cannot recommend this wheel.

I used to use the keyboard for rFactor and i used to hate it. Once I got this everything seemed to be fine. The box was clean, when I opened it it looked like it came straight from a factory (which it did lol). But I was not impressed at all with the performance of it. I tried to calibrtae it, but once I get into the game the calibration goes "by by". I tries to download different drivers for it but kept having the exact same problems. I run league races with a league called BOZ Racing League. I think I got 3 penalties in one race last night. After that race I totally quit on this wheel. I want to sell it to get a Logitech but I'm afraid that the item I'm selling won't be worthy for the buyer. I would love to return this for a full refund but I'm not sure if I can do that.

Was excited to open the box and try out my new toy, and I quickly found that I was more precise with the keyboard. The thing wouldn't hold a center, and after 5 minutes of using it I couldn't get it to register right hand turns. After a few more tries with the same results, I am returning and going to spend the money on a logitech instead. Even my ancient thrustmaster worked a million times better than this one. Too bad I can't use that anymore.

This game wheel has got to be the worst wheel available. While driving in the game "rFactor" the cars will not drive in a straight line. I tried all different settings as well as trying to find software to calibrate it. The windows calibration was useless on this model of game wheel. I had to stop using it for online competition because I kept running into other drivers and running them off the course. I also tried using the wheel on other driving games...same problem. The wheel has no centering setting. I tried different dead zone settings...worse reactions. I finally through it in the trash and purchased a Logitech Momo game wheel. Very satisfied with that choice.
So save your money and buy a Logitech wheel.

Sir,
I purchased the item used and it worked for a very short period of time.
I tried various methods to sort out the problem,but to no avail,my views
are that the seller knew of the defective item and chose to sell. Amazon
is the best company I have ever dealt with,after my complaint was voiced
they refunded all monies spent. I believe that this item new is great to
own.