eBay Amazon Analogue Sim Racing Handbrake Review 

Forgot to say there is an optional clamp available for desk fitting or wheel deck use.

as someone new to this whole sim racing scene, your channel is absolutely invaluable . The amount of time and money you've saved me is insane. Ill stop skipping your ads now 😂

The cat walks in at 8:33. You're welcome.

the fact that the rip stick was a legitimate e brake off a drift car makes it 10x cooler

I have one of these! Mine isn't as squeaky, thankfully. I bought it on ebay about 1.5 years ago, for something like $75 after shipping. As as short addendum to your review, I would like to state that it has not given me a SINGLE problem the entire time I've owned it. It has a touch of lateral play on the handle, which drives me up the wall a bit. I drilled holes in a couple small pieces of sheet metal to use as shims, and they fixed up most of the play. Thanks for being that guy who can get high-end hardware, but is still happy to review low-end hardware for us peasants =D

I have this same hand brake for about 8 months now and love it, no problems so far...

2:14 As a Chinese person I'm not at all personally offended by people referring to products as "cheap Chinese products". In fact, I've even said this phrase before myself with my parents or other friends that are Chinese. I get it. I understand the intent is not to attack Chinese people. Having said that I also see why someone would find that statement offensive. A lot of premium products are also designed and sold at a high prices within China. I have often been shocked to find other products (made in USA, Japan, Germany, etc) that are actually really cheap in quality when I expected something marvelously engineered. At the same time I've also been thoroughly impressed by some imported Chinese products that are exceptional in quality and design. Cheap products, or high quality products, it doesn't matter. They're everywhere, and made by everyone. So I can understand why it can be harmful to perpetuate the stereotype that Chinese products are predominantly cheap (this is untrue). In fact, many cheap Chinese products come from outsourced projects/manufacturing deals done by businesses outside of China because manufacturing costs less. However a German company that sells a cheap German product that was made in China wouldn't be called a "cheap German product", it would still be called a "cheap Chinese product" even though those "cheap Chinese products" are not native Chinese products. The business knew it was cheap, and intentionally wanted it that way. Then China gets majority of the stigma for delivering said cheap product. I'm not going to force whether anyone should or shouldn't say "cheap Chinese..." but maybe my comment will help you form your own opinion from a position of more understanding. I've personally never been offended by it and never will, but I'm not representative of every Chinese person. Some others may find it offensive for valid reasons.

In the US they don’t sell the one with a clamp, but I was able to find the same (different company/seller) with better and more reviews and a clamp. Thanks Karl! I love your channel so far and you’re the coolest!

Great review again Karl. Finally a bit of kit for sim racing that isn’t going to be stoopid-expensive for us to buy

I'm brand new to sim racing and this would be perfect. They have them on Amazon in different colors and it will go great with my baby blue theme setup

I actually mounted mine to the Next Level GT Lite, and it works pretty well. Definitely not a high end unit, but it beats using one of the paddle shifters! I can’t seem to find a way to add a pic of my setup, or I would. Thanks for your videos, they’re quite enjoyable!

Thanks again Mr. Gosling. Seen your review, ordered, received. I got mine in blue to match the colors of the g29. I got a 64-bit version with no Carbon Fibre. I'm happy so far... Thanks Karl. 😊

Thanks a lot for the info! I just got one and you answered the 2 questions I had: travel dead zone and squeaking. I don’t plan to use it often and it should do the job. Thanks again!

What a T-shirt! Nice review. Looks like the cat's going to go racing.

I agree with every single thing you say. I bought mine around a week ago, had to modify my station a little to get extra space for e-brake since it was not built with that hardware in mind, but I managed to get a pretty solid space for it. The noise is unbearable sometimes, and I noticed little pieces of scraped aluminium laying around the e-brake after few uses xD My first solution to squeaking problem was to demount the moving piece that's inside and sliding parallel to the Arduino and it's sensor, and mount it back upside down since the holes drilled for screws are not in the middle of the element, so rotating it would make it slide more in a straight line, with it the metal bolt that holds the sliding piece with a handle would not have to move up and down. But there is a problem that the little Arduino piece is programmed kinda tricky. There is a small piece of metal soldered that activates the Arduino's sensor, thus it measures and translates the strength of a pull to the digital axis. So that plan will not work cause I'd have to rip the element and solder it again on the other side, I could damage it in a process and it might not work well anymore. I think that only greasing the moving parts a little might help, or if someone is really technical might try to fit in some ball bearings, bit that's higher tech solution xD Overall the construction is solid indeed, but squeaking makes playing in the nighttime a nightmare. I also recommend fixing it as soon as possible for your own and your tenants/family/neighbours comfort xD

I had not heard any of your review & only saw the C64 T-Shirt. Subbed to you channel right away! LOL.

Got mine today and it's already mounted to the rig. Mine was lubed up so no squeeky noises :) Works like a charm. and no white hot glue. it's mounted the board with a screw. Got mine in purple :)

U can adjust the spring strength by using the spanner provided by tightening the nut closer to make it harder to pull of loosen it to make it light to pull.

thanks for this review! I was thinking about buying one a few months ago for drifting in Assetto Corsa but passed on it. I might actually buy it now

9:17 City Car Driving could use some of that feature in driving school. :)

Been waiting for your to review this. I bought this off of Amazon some time ago and it works great for me on Rally games. Ive wanted to know what the point of that hook piece was, now I know lol. Cheers That noise it makes may be only on a few of these, I guess depending on where you get it from whether that be Amazon or eBay, because mine has no noise whatsoever. But yes, it is a very functional device and serves its purpose well for the money you spend for it. It was pretty much plug n play for me. No problems. I've got the gt omega wheel stand and tried to connect this handbrake to it on the left side, even with the extra stand part that comes woth the gt omega, it didn't really work out as I also tried to hook up my g29 gear stick on the left side - being Australian, my gear stick and handbrake are on the left side - they just kept getting in the way pf each other. So I mounted the handbrake to my desk which works out as the desk isnt a shitty office desk, its a heavy duty gaming desk so there's no movement or play when I use the handbrake. You did mention how you can modify and move parts of the handbrake around so I might go back and try moving parts around so I can stick it on to the omega wheel stand. Because my desk sits a little high for my liking so I have to reach for the handbrake, its a bitch lol Thanks for your review!!

Actually so happy about the red clip that hold the brake on 🤣 fwd burnouts while shifting

Karl love ur vids mate fantastic work always seem to answer questions in my mind in a clear concise and informative way Thanx bud keep up the good work

Great explaination mate!! I wish I knew this before dropping too much $$$$ on my rig.

Good review. Some comments after 1 year of ownership. After some time it started rattling, not squeaking like the one in this video, but a simple bolt tightening was enough to address this. It could use a bit stiffer spring (i will do this eventually) but it is ok as it is. Some racket or bike grip can be fitted for a better handle - I've done this. I removed the clip that holds it as a hydraulic handbrake quite easily. The pcb did not fall off yet :P

I don't buy anything untill you give it a try thanks for your content

Recently found your channel and its excellent. Very well presented and easy to understand info. I have been looking into getting one of these but only have a wheel stand pro deluxe v2 and not sure I could mount it. I have seen there is and addon that let's you mount other types of much more expensive handbrake peripherals

Funny enough, mine just arrived in the mail yesterday for my Playseat Challenge! I've been mulling over how to mount it upright beside my wheel, but I'd be glad to see how you mounted it on the side.

Thanks for the review Karl Ill be picking one of these for my cheap sim rig set up. Keep up the good work !

Love your reviews, no bullshit!

I actually bought this handbrake before the arduino versions came out and hooked up a switch to it. I’ll prolly get this tho since it’s analog.

Hi Karl, I know this is an old video but I've just bought one of these and it looks like they solved the noise issues and the spring is a lot better. Also they supplied a plate to add the handbrake next to the shifter and it fitted perfectly on the Omega racing stand. The work bench clamp I got with it made me laugh though. Also I had to tighten some nuts and adjust the dead zone like you - Mike

I bought this exact handbrake off Banggood for $120AUD a few months ago, works well to.

Hi this Is just a quick update, just grabbed the aikeec 64 Bit USB Handbrake from amazon for 96.00 and the spring tension Is now a lot stronger also It now no longer makes noise straight out of the box,

I have one of these mounted on my Apex and so far it’s great

8:50 your cat wanna RACE LOL I love cats...I have 7! Thinking of buying One HandBrake like this and loosing my mind on T300 and forget g923...I'm right no? Cheers from Portugal ;)

Great review! Really appreciate how much you went into detail! I might buy this since im using an old joystick as a handbrake with my T300 atm...

I see a German holiday maker has reserved your rig for the day!!

Subbed! Btw you have someone on your racing rig trying to figure out how this work😂

Hi Karl, Tom B Here. you may have seen me if you play online lol I'm quick, love the video man, great intellect.

i got one of those a year ago and i have 3d printed a new bit that the board mounts on so it can move fully back and i can use the thing on the side as a parking brake

Thanks for this, was thinking of getting one for euro truck sim, but i'll just stick to using a button after hearing that noise 😅 even if i could be bothered to grease it up.

Oh mate I don't know why yours is so noisy. Mine was great out of the box, got it from Amazon. Mine actually has some grease on it and I got some on my fingers when I took it out of the box

I’ve been tempted to get one of these, what’s stopping me from pulling the trigger is how it would fit my Playseat evo. I have the gear shifter in place on the correct Playseat bracket but there’s no way I’d get a handbrake in the right place. Nightmare 😂. Nice video, great on how you’ve gone into so much detail, spot on.

Oh, I forgot that I said I’d let you know how the Titan cockpit worked out. Well, it’s all set up and it’s pretty nice. Looks nice and clean with Rs6 seat. Glad I got this 1 as I’m only a small fella around 5.5 5.6 and I fit in it just nicely. I had a few problems setting up, but all sorted now. It feels sturdy. I’m only using g29 so can’t say how it works with more powerful gear. To be honest, I’m bloody addicted now and am even looking at buying the Fanatic? F1 podium F1 wheel for PS4,5 costing about £1600. I think it’s just the wheel and possibly the base. I’d have to see how much it would cost for full setup. I might buy the cheaper version first. Comes with F1 style wheel and pedals at around £600-700. My only possible problem with my Titan, it’s seems like wheel mount is slightly to the left. Maybe inch or 2 and I know it probably sounds silly but I can’t seem to work out if it’s a problem, during a race. It’s hard to measure properly, as that part of frame curves. Oh and I find the seat to be a bit low but I’m thinking about buying a stand that’s a few inches lower then my tv is now and that would sort that out. I’m still testing it out at this stage. The guys at Ft omega offered to change any part of frame. So I may replace front of frame but I don’t like being a pain in the arse. I’ve probably annoyed the crap out of the staff with all my emails.

“I’m not making fun of Chinese” 5mins later “Well maybe that’s because all the Chinese have small hands” 🤣🤣

Hi Karl, I'm using that same HB for about 3 months or so, and I really get the job done, you can tweak something in the hardware and software that will help improve, I solved the handle issue by replacing the top of the default handle with a 190 mm aluminum bride knob, which is long enough to reach more comfortably and works great.

Thank you

Great review on the cheap chinese product. Will try it out..thank you

Your cat took a bath on your sim rig 😂👍🏻

you can stop the squeakiness with some wd-40 if you have that where you live, for me if mine will be squeaky ill just spray just a little amout of wd-40 and itll sound a lot more quieter

Great review mate! I got that handbreak a month ago and I love it. One question tho: Is it possible to convert it into a vertical drift handbrake when using it on the challenge seat? I got it hooked like you described in one of your videos and I'm wondering if you could replace the upper part of the lever with a pipe connected to a metal bracket or something like that

Excellent mate cheers just been looking at these and a playset challenge owner! get that installation video up on the Tube cheers!

Got one of these new a few months ago I got a surprise of the handbrake was pre greased before it was shipped

I pull up in forza and park and use my break like that all the time lol.

I know this is very late comment. Are you aware there are more expensive opinions like... 1) 2-in-1 USB Handbrake Support G27/G29/G920 Compatible with PS4/XBOX ONE + PC 2) 2-in-1 USB Handbrake Support G29 Compatible with PS4 + PC 3) 3-in-1 Upgrade 4th GEN USB Handbrake Support G29 Compatible with PS5/PS4 + PC They can be found in Amazon if you're looking for.

I have one of those for sometime and it's ok, the only problem was the lateral wobble, i solved it with 2 washers. For the spring put some rubbers like the load cell brakes.

Great video I thought of buying one. Your cats going for a drive!!

thanks! just bought one

Dammit.....now I have to get one of these. I have a G29 sitting in the closet, waiting to be used, but I'm waiting to get up the cash to buy a stand for it(I'm getting something similar to the Playseat Challenge, but a little wider/sturdier) The game I've been most looking forward to using it with is Dirt Rally Vr. I've only played with a controller, and was just thinking the other day, "How in the hell am I going to use the e-brake with the G29?" Man, I can't believe what this hobby of mine is costing, and I'm not even in the ballpark of what some are spending. Hard to believe this all started with a $20 headset that I could slip my phone into. From there to a Gear Vr, from there to a PS4, Playstation Vr, plus an AIM controller, from there to an........ok(Ryzen 5 2600x/GTX 1070/16gb)gaming pc and an Oculus Rift CV1. Then the G29. Plus I just bought the Quest 2, I still need a racing stand......and now a handbrake. On top of that, I want a flight stick, and a haptic vest or something. Wouldn't mind connecting some sort of haptics to the stand as well. Cripes........it's never going to be enough.

Cracking review, definitely something I need to get 👍 and some WD40 😉🐈 Kitty wants to go racing!

i got one of these Karl from ebay couple of weeks ago and have been looking for a decent review since then so thank you. Mine has no squeak at all. I haven't used it yet though pmsl. I bought a clamping kit that was included with it. It camps to my desk adequately and although not used it in anger yet, it did seem to well clamped to the desk with no slipping or movement.

I am literally upgrading from a G923 to a Fanatec CSL Elite and awaiting my wheel and pedals that come in a few days, Since Fanatec is so expensive in looking at these on Aliexpress and also a cheap shifter since i will still have to buy a load cell brake to get good braking and a clutch. im 1 min into the video and i hope its at least decent since rally is my favorite motorsport and my new setup literally will be less for rally than i had before. ( I have had this wheelbase for two years and never bought into it cause the price and was given the wheel base)

Been watching your videos alot lately think this will work for a xbox and fanatec wheel base

great review. thanks man

how do i get to work with my thrustmaster wheel on pc? I cant bind it in dirt

lets talk about this over some wonton soup

Great vid mate. I don't see any clamping at all. Think it would be a suitable option for a desk racing setup?

Thanks for the awesome review!. Is it possible to round off the bolt holes and add greased rubber O-rings inbetween to stop the noise?

I been looking at getting one as half the cost of a Fanatec handbrake. Seeing as pretty much a DIY handbrake, I wonder how hard it would be to replace the hall sensor with a load cell, if you can get one cheap.

I need an actually handbrake, I'm using a Logitech extreme 3d joystick

this has a hall effect sensor?!? damn

I found one that looks exactly the same from amazon.de for 59,59€ and the same one in blue or red costs 53.99€. Just type usb handbrake into the amazon.de search bar and scroll down and you should see it. It's named Generic Handbrake for PC, 14 Bit Universal Adjustable Drift Gaming Competitive USB Handbrake Clamp for PC SIM Racing Games G25 G27 G29 T500 FANATECOSW Dirt Rally Windows in amazon.de. I don't have it myself, wanted to just inform that it exists.

Absolutely love your videos! I recently purchased this same handbrake and also the stronger spring that you suggested. All inputs are working but it seems that the “Z axis” is stuck on 50% even after calibrating which in turn leads to the handbrake always being on in game. Do you know a fix??

Some of us cant even afford a logitech driving force pro

So I’ve bought this, but I’m not sure how to make it work with my xbox. I tried mapping it in the game but it didn’t register

Hah! I have the same, but from Aliexpress, works fine for it's price :)

11:40 what type of Grease you guys recommend to reduce the noise of the friction ?

Karl, people of earth,...I have this damn handbrake and I have to calibrate it EVERY SINGLE BOOT. It's driving me nuts. If I don't the handbrake is constantly engaged in windows settings. Meaning I fire up a game and the handbrake is constantly engaged. Anyone have this issue? Any fix?

Honestly this product is buyer beware. I have owned 2 of them. The first one failed after a month. The second one is holding up but it's sloppy. I have taken both of them apart. The fist one was my attempt to fix it. I think the hall sensor fell out. The second one I took apart because it needed to be greased. Externally they looked the same but once I had them apart they were totally different. Different springs, different chip and different magnet. When my second one fails I'm going to buy a brand name.

It looks decent but I decided to make my own handbrake for less than $10, using and old Logitech G25 peddle I no longer used, an metal rod, foam for the handle and an arduino board.

What type of grease would do the job for the bolts?

I got one a week ago and it works great and it isn't squeaky at all. I did have to tighten most of the bolts but it functions great and I can finally rip up hairpins and drift!! Works in Dirt Rally, 2.0, BeamNG.drive, Assetto Corsa & ACC but i can't get it to work in WRC7 or either of the Project Cars. Anyone else?

Mine has a little slop in it when you first go to pull it, does yours? Im not talking about the deadzone once you start to pull it, but a little play in the actual mechanical movement before it actually starts to compress the spring. I haven't figured out how to tighten that part away.

Great video I almost bought one of these

Idk if you read the comments, do you happen to know if it would be possible to mount the moza handbreak this way? i can see it has 2x2 holes and it looks about right but i can't find the measurments for it.

Like I always, Chinese manufactured and designed stuff are wysiwyg. You want and pay for cheap stuff, that is what you get. If you want something manufactured to rival a Rolls Royce and will last a life time, AND put in the budget to make it, that is what you get. If you want cheap stuff that look like high end but cost next to nothing, that is what you get but don't scratch the paint too much, it will look the part but that will be it.

hey nice one! Im just the customer youre talking about, Playseat Challenge (bought it after watching your vid on it) and CSL Elite user. currently handbraking using the right shifter pedal :) think I found a similar one here on the Japanese eBay (qoo10, an ebay company) for 9000yen, a bit over the 60 or so pounds on the UK store but ya know.. do you have a shot of how you attatched it to the lawn chair? you have a shot from above, but Id love it if you could show us how you actually clamped it on, a shot from below or something?

Chinese design is mostly a lesser copy of occidental design, the best creative engineers are still in Europe, US and Japan original Chinese concepts are rare, they immigrate and infiltrate our companies, they steal ideas and put our kids out of job and future, just another fact to consider when making a choice, I rather pay a bit more, +100€, for a NL Heusinkveld, which has best software and hardware settings, flexible force included. BTW Commodore64 was a great US company creation, with a huge impact on economy and our own youth, as was the Amiga, which made me jump into programming, and work in IT. Hope to see that t-shirt too, someday ;-)

So I went ahead and bought one, plugged it in, saw that my PC picked up the Arduino Leonardo however when I ran the controller setup test, there were no signs of life when pulling back the brake. It doesn't come with any instructions and granted I am completely out of my depth when it comes to both PCs and cars. Am I missing something completely obvious? I tried tightening and loosening that bolt u mentioned and nothing. I messaged the seller 3 days ago and nothing. As far as I can tell I dropped 100 AUD on a squeaky mess of metal.

Guys, where is the video about the advantages of an analog handbrake?

Will it work with the LOGITECH G923?

Hello Karl, thank you for the video! I find this handbrake awesome!! Could you please make a video on how to fit it on a Playseat Challenge? Stay safe and thanks again :)

Me looking for a handbrake for the wheel I don’t even have🤡🤡

I just bought one and the magnet to sense the handbrake is just slapped on there soo it doesnt even stay on the brake lever it just moves where ever it wants because everything else has magna. An absolute pain the ass for me that makes me really angry Im probably going to have to tape the magnet on

Hi, i got one of those, and there is quite a bit of input lag in all games. Is there any settings somewhere that i can fix this issue? I literally just plugged it in with the usb and it works, no software downloaded or anything.

My only question is if this can fit the thrustmaster wheel + shifter stand for desks I've got a desk setup and want to run a handbrake with that stand but I don't want to pay the almost $400 for a thrustmaster brake

I have the playseat evolution with the shifterholder pro and I mounted a thrustmaster th8a and I want to buy one of these lower end handbrakes to begin with rally racing, but my problem is that I don't know if it is going to fit on the shifter plate and if it fits the biggest question is is it in a natural position.

How do you sync it, it’s not coming up on my Xbox?

Hello I’m kinda late for this but I really need some help with handbrake that isn’t supporting with Forza 4 😭😭