I don't have enough space for a full cockpit so I've been using an old wheel stand with a single support strut in the centre. Although it worked well enough with my old two-pedal setup, I wanted something a little more solid that would allow me to comfortably use the T3PA pedals which came with my T300RS GT wheel. After looking at several options, I decided on the new GT Omega Apex wheel stand. The retail price for the stand is £149.95 in the UK but it’s occasionally discounted making it even better value.
It was delivered in a heavy-weight cardboard box and comes almost fully assembled. The stand is built like a tank - it weighs in at 14kg without the wheel or pedals! It's surprisingly rigid and is much more substantial than the old GT Omega Classic wheel stand. It's nicely finished in black powder coating with good quality welds and no sharp edges. It has 4 wide, screw-in adjustable plastic pads to level it for uneven floors. The horizontal bar to which the wheel mounting plate attaches slides up and down on a diagonal and I’d think the adjustment would accommodate almost any height user. In addition to the main height adjustment, the angle of the wheel mounting plate can also be adjusted. Even with enthusiastic braking, the pedal plate has no noticeable flex in use and can be set to one of 7 preset angles up from almost flat. Both the wheel and pedal plates are pre-drilled for Thrustmaster, Fanatec and Logitech setups and the pedals are mounted in slots to provide quite extensive fore and aft positioning. Unlike the original stand, it also comes complete with a gear shifter mount which can be attached to either the left or right side and, like the rest of the stand, it feels very solid when mounted. It also comes with 5 adjustable velcro straps to tidy up the wiring and all the fixing bolts you’d need to mount virtually any wheel/pedal combination. A nice touch is the inclusion of spare adjuster knobs and pieces of plastic trim and a number of different sized spanners and allen keys. One big advantage of the stand is that it can be quickly folded for storage with the wheel, pedals and shifter still attached.
Try as I might, I honestly can’t find anything about it to criticise. It’s much higher quality than the price would suggest and is good value even at the full retail price. If you’re pushed for space, or just want a more portable rig, I can thoroughly recommend this stand.
It was delivered in a heavy-weight cardboard box and comes almost fully assembled. The stand is built like a tank - it weighs in at 14kg without the wheel or pedals! It's surprisingly rigid and is much more substantial than the old GT Omega Classic wheel stand. It's nicely finished in black powder coating with good quality welds and no sharp edges. It has 4 wide, screw-in adjustable plastic pads to level it for uneven floors. The horizontal bar to which the wheel mounting plate attaches slides up and down on a diagonal and I’d think the adjustment would accommodate almost any height user. In addition to the main height adjustment, the angle of the wheel mounting plate can also be adjusted. Even with enthusiastic braking, the pedal plate has no noticeable flex in use and can be set to one of 7 preset angles up from almost flat. Both the wheel and pedal plates are pre-drilled for Thrustmaster, Fanatec and Logitech setups and the pedals are mounted in slots to provide quite extensive fore and aft positioning. Unlike the original stand, it also comes complete with a gear shifter mount which can be attached to either the left or right side and, like the rest of the stand, it feels very solid when mounted. It also comes with 5 adjustable velcro straps to tidy up the wiring and all the fixing bolts you’d need to mount virtually any wheel/pedal combination. A nice touch is the inclusion of spare adjuster knobs and pieces of plastic trim and a number of different sized spanners and allen keys. One big advantage of the stand is that it can be quickly folded for storage with the wheel, pedals and shifter still attached.
Try as I might, I honestly can’t find anything about it to criticise. It’s much higher quality than the price would suggest and is good value even at the full retail price. If you’re pushed for space, or just want a more portable rig, I can thoroughly recommend this stand.
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