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Forte S-Series 2 Pedals
Forte S-Series 2 Pedals
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The Forte S Series Brake and Throttle are the Forte Sim Racing brakes and throttles as you know them, just broken out.
This version of the Invicta Sim Racing pedals allows you to decide and adjust the distance between the accelerator and brake. This feature gives you the opportunity to design your sim racing setup to suit your exact preferences. Connectable through the use of a single cable.
If you've been looking for the best brake pedal feel on a race car without having to go full hydraulic, look no further! The Forte pedal set's brake pedal can be adjusted from soft to hard and will stay that way.
The Asetek SimSports MLCPC (Mechanical Load Cell Actuated Cylinder) brake cylinder gives you, unlike a full hydraulic system, an authentic race car driving experience. The simulation racing pedal set is made in Denmark in every way: designed, manufactured and assembled in Denmark.
The brake cylinder features a custom designed load cell sensor that detects real changes in force on the pedal face, up to 180kg of force on the pedal face itself (with the harder 4000N elastomer depressed 12mm/until the second stage is activated), making it the closest you'll get to a realistic braking experience.
Because the load cell sensor is implemented with a gear, any user using the softest elastomer to the hardest elastomer will experience the full resolution of the load cell from the pedal released to the second stage.
The Forte S Series brake and throttle are designed with user experience in mind. All adjustable elements are colour-coded to get you started quickly and ensure intuitive, mostly tool-free use. The Forte Sim pedals are highly adjustable to help you channel your inner racer by changing travel and hardness settings to your exact preference.
And together with Asetek SimSports RaceHub™ software and the freedom to decide the distance between the pedals, you have almost unlimited opportunities to create a unique and personal sim racing setup.
The Forte S Series brake and throttle are compatible with the Invicta clutch system.
Highlights: Inspired by real-life racing.
As well as being inspired by real-life racing, Forte™ pedals have been thoroughly tested by racers and sim racers alike, and with that feedback in mind, the pedals are designed and engineered.
If you’ve been looking for the best feel on a race car brake pedal, without having to go full hydraulic, look no further! The brake pedal on the Forte pedal set can be adjusted from soft to hard and will stay that way, unlike many other sim racing pedals on the market where the hardness and feel will degrade over time. It’s no coincidence that a race car driver would want a brake pedal that, when fully depressed, feels like pushing through a wall. Additionally, the Forte, while not hydraulic, will still give you the “hydraulic feel” of a fully depressed brake pedal, where you can still press the modular/trail brake thanks to the Invicta-inspired 2-stage system. In real life, you’ll feel like the brake pedal, when pressed 100% and hard, will still react to increased pressure, like when trying to compress the fluid in a brake system.
Why does that matter? By applying brake pressure as late as possible, you want to be able to use muscle memory to replicate that braking sensation as you enter the corner. By using muscle memory, your brain is programmed to be able to brake in the same spot over and over again on the track.
On the other hand, if you use a soft pedal, you will have to rely on foot or pedal position, which will prevent your brain from being able to replicate with the same precision and, guaranteed, you will lose important lap time. Just think of the fact that on a circuit with 10 corners, gaining or losing 1/10 of a second on the brake means 1 second on your lap time...
The Forte pedals' design is engineered with user experience in mind, where all adjustable elements are coloured to get you started quickly and ensure intuitive and mostly tool-free use. The sim pedals are highly adjustable to help you channel your inner racer, changing travel and hardness settings to your exact preference.
Pedal specifications
Exquisite, radical and minimalist Danish industrial design
Made in Denmark
Adjustable pedal stops
Adjustable travel settings
CNC machined full black anodized aluminum pedal base and pedal arms with contrast cut
Smooth, sock-friendly, full black anodized aluminum pedal plates allow for hours and hours of comfortable use. Pedal plates can be adjusted vertically.
Pedal base with integrated footrest and RGB LED that can be adjusted, dimmed or turned off completely in RaceHub™ software
Calibrations made in RaceHub will be automatically saved to our EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory). This results in the calibration (pressures, dead zones and more) remaining saved for each simulator/game (a value of 0 and 100% needs to be set in-game).
Only one USB connection to the PC from the pedal base regardless of using 2 or 3 pedals
All adjustable mechanics
This version of the Invicta Sim Racing pedals allows you to decide and adjust the distance between the accelerator and brake. This feature gives you the opportunity to design your sim racing setup to suit your exact preferences. Connectable through the use of a single cable.
If you've been looking for the best brake pedal feel on a race car without having to go full hydraulic, look no further! The Forte pedal set's brake pedal can be adjusted from soft to hard and will stay that way.
The Asetek SimSports MLCPC (Mechanical Load Cell Actuated Cylinder) brake cylinder gives you, unlike a full hydraulic system, an authentic race car driving experience. The simulation racing pedal set is made in Denmark in every way: designed, manufactured and assembled in Denmark.
The brake cylinder features a custom designed load cell sensor that detects real changes in force on the pedal face, up to 180kg of force on the pedal face itself (with the harder 4000N elastomer depressed 12mm/until the second stage is activated), making it the closest you'll get to a realistic braking experience.
Because the load cell sensor is implemented with a gear, any user using the softest elastomer to the hardest elastomer will experience the full resolution of the load cell from the pedal released to the second stage.
The Forte S Series brake and throttle are designed with user experience in mind. All adjustable elements are colour-coded to get you started quickly and ensure intuitive, mostly tool-free use. The Forte Sim pedals are highly adjustable to help you channel your inner racer by changing travel and hardness settings to your exact preference.
And together with Asetek SimSports RaceHub™ software and the freedom to decide the distance between the pedals, you have almost unlimited opportunities to create a unique and personal sim racing setup.
The Forte S Series brake and throttle are compatible with the Invicta clutch system.
Highlights: Inspired by real-life racing.
As well as being inspired by real-life racing, Forte™ pedals have been thoroughly tested by racers and sim racers alike, and with that feedback in mind, the pedals are designed and engineered.
If you’ve been looking for the best feel on a race car brake pedal, without having to go full hydraulic, look no further! The brake pedal on the Forte pedal set can be adjusted from soft to hard and will stay that way, unlike many other sim racing pedals on the market where the hardness and feel will degrade over time. It’s no coincidence that a race car driver would want a brake pedal that, when fully depressed, feels like pushing through a wall. Additionally, the Forte, while not hydraulic, will still give you the “hydraulic feel” of a fully depressed brake pedal, where you can still press the modular/trail brake thanks to the Invicta-inspired 2-stage system. In real life, you’ll feel like the brake pedal, when pressed 100% and hard, will still react to increased pressure, like when trying to compress the fluid in a brake system.
Why does that matter? By applying brake pressure as late as possible, you want to be able to use muscle memory to replicate that braking sensation as you enter the corner. By using muscle memory, your brain is programmed to be able to brake in the same spot over and over again on the track.
On the other hand, if you use a soft pedal, you will have to rely on foot or pedal position, which will prevent your brain from being able to replicate with the same precision and, guaranteed, you will lose important lap time. Just think of the fact that on a circuit with 10 corners, gaining or losing 1/10 of a second on the brake means 1 second on your lap time...
The Forte pedals' design is engineered with user experience in mind, where all adjustable elements are coloured to get you started quickly and ensure intuitive and mostly tool-free use. The sim pedals are highly adjustable to help you channel your inner racer, changing travel and hardness settings to your exact preference.
Pedal specifications
Exquisite, radical and minimalist Danish industrial design
Made in Denmark
Adjustable pedal stops
Adjustable travel settings
CNC machined full black anodized aluminum pedal base and pedal arms with contrast cut
Smooth, sock-friendly, full black anodized aluminum pedal plates allow for hours and hours of comfortable use. Pedal plates can be adjusted vertically.
Pedal base with integrated footrest and RGB LED that can be adjusted, dimmed or turned off completely in RaceHub™ software
Calibrations made in RaceHub will be automatically saved to our EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory). This results in the calibration (pressures, dead zones and more) remaining saved for each simulator/game (a value of 0 and 100% needs to be set in-game).
Only one USB connection to the PC from the pedal base regardless of using 2 or 3 pedals
All adjustable mechanics
The technical characteristics are orange by default.
Internally developed electronics with 16-bit resolution.
Easy clutch pedal to add to Forte Throttle & Brake combo
Sustainable manufacturing with 100% on-site reuse of waste material.
Designed and tested over 1,000,000 activations, far exceeding any race car specification.
Brake system
The patent-pending MLCPC (Mechanical Load Cell Actuated Cylinder) brake cylinder gives you the experience of driving a real race car.
Zero-play cast aluminum pedal arm with long-lasting integrated ball bearings and bronze bushing at the fork rotation point
The loadcell will sense up to 180kg of force on the pedal plate face with the harder 4000N elastomer pressed 12mm/until the second stage is activated.
Adapted relationship between pedal pressure and load cell deflection ensures consistent and complete resolution for any user, regardless of elastomer hardness. 4000 points in just 12 mm within the MLCPC cylinder from pedal release to second stage 1/5 of a human hair
Two-stage system that mimics the hard and soft stages of a real racing car.
Two interchangeable elastomers to adjust the hardness combined with an integrated physical stop and expansion chamber to mimic the feel of a racing car and not overload the elastomers.
Manually adjustable initial contact hardness to mimic the perfect distance between the pad and the brake disc.
Pedal arm designed for 200kg of force and a breaking pressure of up to 700kg!
Acceleration system
Zero-play cast aluminum pedal arm with long-lasting integrated ball bearings and bronze bushing at fork rotation point.
Sustainable manufacturing with 100% on-site reuse of waste material.
16-bit magnetic wireless TPS (throttle position sensor) without mechanical wear and maintenance
Custom throttle curves can be 100% tuned and customized in the RaceHub™ software to mimic the throttle opening of a real race car. For example, a linear curve in dry conditions and a progressive one in wet conditions.
Adjustable pedal hardness
Adjustable pedal travel
Adjustable pedal stop
Interchangeable spring for greater pedal hardness.
Pedal arm designed for 200kg of force and a breaking pressure of up to 700kg!
The MLCPC™ system
How does the MLCPC™ system work?
A strong brake pedal is faster because you can brake later, and you need to brake properly and use muscle memory to do so, as explained below. You can think of a race car's brake system as 2 stages:
The “soft stage”: when you apply pressure to the pedal, it will move 10 to 20 mm (measured on the pedal plate), as the pressure increases, as the caliper pistons move and push the brake pads against the brake disc, and to compensate for the small amount of play that all the mechanical parts of the pedal system need to keep from sticking.
The “hard stage” – when hydraulic pressure builds up, the brake pads squeeze the discs hard and all mechanical play is compensated for. At this stage, your foot is basically “pressing against a wall” because your muscles are now pushing directly against the hydraulic forces (the brake fluid). Since the fluid cannot be compressed, the pedal will feel hard. When a racing driver complains about a “long” or “soft” pedal, it is usually because there is air in the system and since air CAN be compressed, the pedal will feel soft and long. Mechanics then bleed the brakes to get air out, which means that only fluid remains in the system and the pedal is hard again after the “soft stage” is passed.
Most mechanical sim racing pedals on the market have "unlimited" travel, as it is essentially a matter of how hard you squeeze the elastomer. Often the elastomer is over-stressed (compressed more than it is designed for) and provides a spongy, inconsistent brake feel and eventually the elastomer will brake due to being overworked out of spec. But worst of all - with the long brake pedal travel, you will have to brake sooner to build up full brake pressure!
In our quest to mimic the perfect feel of a race car, we have implemented a mechanical stop in our MLCPC™ brake system. You can adjust the hardness of the “soft stage” by changing elastomers, but the travel will be limited to 15-25mm on the pedal plate, to simulate the “hard stage” where the pressure has built up and the feeling is like “pushing into a wall”. In the transition between the soft and hard stage (when hitting the mechanical stop) we have implemented a rubber damper, which will simulate the fully activated brake caliper but still allow the load cell sensor to measure the additional pedal pressure, again allowing for perfect track braking. This is the same feeling you get in a real race car.
And THAT is the Asetek SimSports Forte MLCPC difference!
By adjusting the piston and thumb lock nut in front of the mechanical brake cylinder, you can adjust the preload of the system to closely mimic the gap you'll experience in a real car (e.g. between disc and brake pad). We've made it adjustable, so you can get the feel you like, and like your favorite car. Using RaceHub™ software, you can also adjust the brake pedal dead zone. This allows you to rest your foot on the pedal without receiving inputs to the game.
It may surprise you, but as described above, having a hard brake pedal will help you get around the track faster. It has to do with muscle memory and efficient braking on the track.
Having a hard brake pedal will allow your muscle memory to train itself to perfection. Muscle memory is the subconscious telling your muscles just the right amount of pressure, leaving your conscious mind to deal with more important things at that moment, like watching for traffic or reaching the apex. Your muscle memory is not programmed to remember a position. Try raising your hand with your eyes closed and reaching the same point within 0.5mm 10 times in a row, and you will get the point. But your muscle memory can memorize a pressure very accurately, i.e. when going down a track, your muscle memory can make you brake the same way over and over again. This cannot be achieved with a soft pedal, especially when braking.
Also, a hard, short-travel brake pedal will allow you to brake later. Imagine having a brake pedal with 50mm (common in many sim racers) of travel versus a brake pedal with almost no travel. Imagine this scenario: you are going 300km/h down a straightaway. With the long-travel brake, it will physically take you maybe 1/10th of a second longer to reach maximum braking power. With the hard brake pedal, you will reach maximum braking power instantly. If you have three hard braking zones on a track, you will lose 3/10th of a second each lap.
The Top 10 in F1 or GT3 is often determined in less than 3/10 of a second. The bottom line is that at Asetek SimSports we have developed the Forte pedals to replicate a real race car. Why? Because it is the fastest but it may not be the most comfortable. It is up to you if you want to be the fastest or have a brake pedal that feels soft and comfortable. The Forte will allow for a softer and longer brake pedal.
Internally developed electronics with 16-bit resolution.
Easy clutch pedal to add to Forte Throttle & Brake combo
Sustainable manufacturing with 100% on-site reuse of waste material.
Designed and tested over 1,000,000 activations, far exceeding any race car specification.
Brake system
The patent-pending MLCPC (Mechanical Load Cell Actuated Cylinder) brake cylinder gives you the experience of driving a real race car.
Zero-play cast aluminum pedal arm with long-lasting integrated ball bearings and bronze bushing at the fork rotation point
The loadcell will sense up to 180kg of force on the pedal plate face with the harder 4000N elastomer pressed 12mm/until the second stage is activated.
Adapted relationship between pedal pressure and load cell deflection ensures consistent and complete resolution for any user, regardless of elastomer hardness. 4000 points in just 12 mm within the MLCPC cylinder from pedal release to second stage 1/5 of a human hair
Two-stage system that mimics the hard and soft stages of a real racing car.
Two interchangeable elastomers to adjust the hardness combined with an integrated physical stop and expansion chamber to mimic the feel of a racing car and not overload the elastomers.
Manually adjustable initial contact hardness to mimic the perfect distance between the pad and the brake disc.
Pedal arm designed for 200kg of force and a breaking pressure of up to 700kg!
Acceleration system
Zero-play cast aluminum pedal arm with long-lasting integrated ball bearings and bronze bushing at fork rotation point.
Sustainable manufacturing with 100% on-site reuse of waste material.
16-bit magnetic wireless TPS (throttle position sensor) without mechanical wear and maintenance
Custom throttle curves can be 100% tuned and customized in the RaceHub™ software to mimic the throttle opening of a real race car. For example, a linear curve in dry conditions and a progressive one in wet conditions.
Adjustable pedal hardness
Adjustable pedal travel
Adjustable pedal stop
Interchangeable spring for greater pedal hardness.
Pedal arm designed for 200kg of force and a breaking pressure of up to 700kg!
The MLCPC™ system
How does the MLCPC™ system work?
A strong brake pedal is faster because you can brake later, and you need to brake properly and use muscle memory to do so, as explained below. You can think of a race car's brake system as 2 stages:
The “soft stage”: when you apply pressure to the pedal, it will move 10 to 20 mm (measured on the pedal plate), as the pressure increases, as the caliper pistons move and push the brake pads against the brake disc, and to compensate for the small amount of play that all the mechanical parts of the pedal system need to keep from sticking.
The “hard stage” – when hydraulic pressure builds up, the brake pads squeeze the discs hard and all mechanical play is compensated for. At this stage, your foot is basically “pressing against a wall” because your muscles are now pushing directly against the hydraulic forces (the brake fluid). Since the fluid cannot be compressed, the pedal will feel hard. When a racing driver complains about a “long” or “soft” pedal, it is usually because there is air in the system and since air CAN be compressed, the pedal will feel soft and long. Mechanics then bleed the brakes to get air out, which means that only fluid remains in the system and the pedal is hard again after the “soft stage” is passed.
Most mechanical sim racing pedals on the market have "unlimited" travel, as it is essentially a matter of how hard you squeeze the elastomer. Often the elastomer is over-stressed (compressed more than it is designed for) and provides a spongy, inconsistent brake feel and eventually the elastomer will brake due to being overworked out of spec. But worst of all - with the long brake pedal travel, you will have to brake sooner to build up full brake pressure!
In our quest to mimic the perfect feel of a race car, we have implemented a mechanical stop in our MLCPC™ brake system. You can adjust the hardness of the “soft stage” by changing elastomers, but the travel will be limited to 15-25mm on the pedal plate, to simulate the “hard stage” where the pressure has built up and the feeling is like “pushing into a wall”. In the transition between the soft and hard stage (when hitting the mechanical stop) we have implemented a rubber damper, which will simulate the fully activated brake caliper but still allow the load cell sensor to measure the additional pedal pressure, again allowing for perfect track braking. This is the same feeling you get in a real race car.
And THAT is the Asetek SimSports Forte MLCPC difference!
By adjusting the piston and thumb lock nut in front of the mechanical brake cylinder, you can adjust the preload of the system to closely mimic the gap you'll experience in a real car (e.g. between disc and brake pad). We've made it adjustable, so you can get the feel you like, and like your favorite car. Using RaceHub™ software, you can also adjust the brake pedal dead zone. This allows you to rest your foot on the pedal without receiving inputs to the game.
It may surprise you, but as described above, having a hard brake pedal will help you get around the track faster. It has to do with muscle memory and efficient braking on the track.
Having a hard brake pedal will allow your muscle memory to train itself to perfection. Muscle memory is the subconscious telling your muscles just the right amount of pressure, leaving your conscious mind to deal with more important things at that moment, like watching for traffic or reaching the apex. Your muscle memory is not programmed to remember a position. Try raising your hand with your eyes closed and reaching the same point within 0.5mm 10 times in a row, and you will get the point. But your muscle memory can memorize a pressure very accurately, i.e. when going down a track, your muscle memory can make you brake the same way over and over again. This cannot be achieved with a soft pedal, especially when braking.
Also, a hard, short-travel brake pedal will allow you to brake later. Imagine having a brake pedal with 50mm (common in many sim racers) of travel versus a brake pedal with almost no travel. Imagine this scenario: you are going 300km/h down a straightaway. With the long-travel brake, it will physically take you maybe 1/10th of a second longer to reach maximum braking power. With the hard brake pedal, you will reach maximum braking power instantly. If you have three hard braking zones on a track, you will lose 3/10th of a second each lap.
The Top 10 in F1 or GT3 is often determined in less than 3/10 of a second. The bottom line is that at Asetek SimSports we have developed the Forte pedals to replicate a real race car. Why? Because it is the fastest but it may not be the most comfortable. It is up to you if you want to be the fastest or have a brake pedal that feels soft and comfortable. The Forte will allow for a softer and longer brake pedal.
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