Review of racing pedals: Thrustmaster T-LCM Loadcell

After my G29 pedals started to behave strangely I chose these pedals as a third-party repair kit for the G29 is quite expensive. Instead of paying a lot for a repair that might not work and might not last that long, I chose the T-LCM with the more reliable load cell technology.

The pedals themselves feel very good. I race in socks and never have my feet slip off the pedals. The holes in the pedals provide extra grip. You can buy rubber covers for the pedals for quite a bit of money, but they seem to fall apart very quickly and then spread rubber everywhere. I also find them completely unnecessary because I don't lack grip at all.

The braking force of the brake pedal is determined by two large springs. In addition, there is an (optional) small spring for preloading. The braking force can be easily adjusted by changing the large springs, from extremely hard to quite soft. You can choose whether or not to have preloading and either linear or non-linear braking force. However, the harder settings require the pedals to be attached to a race rig/seat, because you have to press them very hard.

With the softer settings, the pedals can also be used with a chair on wheels and the pedals can be used on the floor. However, the softest setting requires a non-linear braking force, because only 1 of the softest springs is included, so you always have to use a softer and slightly harder spring. 100% braking power still requires quite a bit of force.

I do have the set against the wall myself, although the pedals are quite heavy. But I doubt that it will stay even on the lowest braking force if you really brake 100%.

Unlike the G29 pedals, there is no fold-out 'comb' which stick into the carpet. So my expectation is that it slides away very easily on a carpet and can't really be used that way, unless you put it against the wall.

The set is so heavy and the center of gravity is so far at the front (near the metal plate), that it is a bit awkward to lift the whole thing by the pedals. For someone with little strength in the arms, this can even be a problem if you have to put the set down for a play session.

A strong point is that the cable can be routed through multiple sides, including the sides. So if you put it against something, the cable won't get stuck. The cable is also easy to replace, because it is a standard USB-B cable with a 90 degree angle. So in the event of a cable break you are not dependent on the manufacturer for the repair.

No power supply is required.

There is a separate tool to calibrate the pedals, which presumably modifies an EEPROM in the set itself, because no driver is needed and you don't need to have software running permanently. Windows therefore indicates that the driver is missing in Device Manager, but because there is no driver you never have driver problems, so that is preferable to me.

The software allows you to set when the braking force is at the maximum, which does not have to correspond to fully depressing the brake pedal.

Something I ran into is that some games don't automatically map the pedals, so you might think they don't work, but then you have to set this up manually. Because it's only three pedals, it's a piece of cake. But I had to figure this out because before that I had the G29 pedals that together with the steering wheel form 1 controller.

All in all I am very satisfied.This is a good and affordable set of pedals, also for people who are not Max Verstappen and who play more casually, that easily pays for itself if you spend a lot of hours in racing games.