Podium Hub QR2?
Sceptr
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Is it possible to purchase a Podium Hub with a QR2 attachment and not the QR1 attachment?
I'm talking about this: https://fanatec.com/eu-en/steering-wheels/podium-hub?number=P_HUB_PURE that seems to ship with a QR1 attached to it.
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It does not come with any QR attached to it. The QR1 is included in the price but would still ship separately. During the checkout you can select the QR2 upgrade for an additional extra cost.
Thank you for your feedback Maurice
I just looked and the QR1 is free if i order one with the Podium Hub and the QR2 is full price if i order one with the Podium Hub. I was hoping we could get the QR2 free with the Podium Hub but i guess not.
Yes we can only hope that they some day will change the bundles so whe can get worth for our money
Question on the Podium Hub. I was trying to order one but it only shows QR2 options when selecting to buy now. Does this mean that it comes with a QR1 and you can get a QR2 as well if you need one?
QR1 is officially dead and discontinued. The Podium Hub comes with no QR pre-installed since years and you as the customer now can choose between a regular QR2 for free or a QR2 Pro for an additional 200 bucks.
Thanks for the response Maurice. Seems odd that they would stop giving the option for QR1 seeing that there are a lot of customers with QR1's that haven't changed over to QR2's.
It was always said from the very beginning with the release of the QR2 in September 2023 that all wheels will be switched over to QR2 after a transition time of 1-2 years. They decided to do this now after 15 months, which fits perfectly into the always targeted timeline. So nobody should be surprised that this change happened - it was just a matter of time WHEN the change will happen and the time came now.
This is what Fanatec support said:
"Yes, you can order the Podium Hub with a QR1. The Podium Hub comes preinstalled with a ClubSport Quick Release Adapter (QRA), which is compatible with the QR1 system [3][4]. Additionally, the original Podium DD1 and DD2 wheel bases, which are compatible with the Podium Hub, were released with the QR1 system, and they still support it unless upgraded to QR2 [2]. Therefore, you can use the Podium Hub with a QR1 on these bases."
so not sure who to believe now
That's a wrong answer from the support. The Podium Hub is compatible with the QR1, sure, but it does not come with a QR1 pre-installed for at least 3 years now and as QR1 is sold out and likely discontinued you also can not order it with a QR1 anymore.
There are a lot of new support agents which dont know our products well as not everyone got teached well yet.