There's a little something I've noticed with this game...
People who use karts tend to use the wheel, and people who use bikes tend to use something else.
I'm that way too... Karts feel great with the wheel, especially drifting, but bikes are too technical and need something more precise. Unfortunately this splits the game into two types of players: the wheel and kart-users who like to have fun, and the arrogant bikers who are big skill meaniefaces. It's too bad the two are always mixed so it isn't possible to have one without the other...