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Steelcase Leap and Gesture are rated for up to 400lb. A lot of lines also seem to be Big and Tall selections but I haven't really looked into them.
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Finding a good office/gaming chair.
- Thread starter Ragnorok64
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Been shopping for a new office chair and it's been awful; I refuse to buy a racing style chair. Either the armrests don't meet my arms when at 90deg, the neck rest hits my back, there's no separation between back and seat, no lumbar support, etc etc... nothing is juuust right.
going to a local used office furniture place to look at some steelcase leap tomorrow. Might pick one up if it fits and is in good shape, if not still probably going to go with a secret labs omega
Eh. A family member has one and the adjustable arms drive me crazy.
I have had this very chair for a year, and it's held up well. The padding is extremely firm, however, so you need to get up occasionally to avoid the ol' numb butt.
Double post, but I use this as an office chair. Even though it has those 'wings', the thing is massively wide and it's really not like a gaming chair, unless you're built like Jonah Lomu.
thanks for the impressions, did you go with PU leather or cloth? Biggest thing holding me back from getting the omega cloth is the colors, I just want a black chair :/
I got the PU, black on black. There is some fake suede trim, but it's actually held up well. The pleather has a matte finish and isn't the slippy slidy kind, but I know from experience that it, uh, wipes clean easily.
Ah thanks, yeah I'm not a fan of pu leather. I actually just bought a used metal frame steelcase leap v2 from a office liquidator for $200+ tax. This place seems legit
Glad this thread popped up. My current chair is starting to not have as much support as it used to.
I work from home full time and split my time probably 60/40 standing/sitting. I invested in a motorized standing desk last year. Should probably do the same with a chair this year.
I work from home full time and split my time probably 60/40 standing/sitting. I invested in a motorized standing desk last year. Should probably do the same with a chair this year.
Back in the day like 8 years ago Costco was selling basic Herman Miller office chairs (Task Pointe?) at around the $400 price range. I got the most standard model and still have it to this day, great for home use. Looking back I wish I ordered it with all the bells and whistles for like $100 more (adjustable arm rest height, seat forward/back) but it's ok.
I was going to recommend the Low Budget Champ, the Staples Hyken, but it is like $180 now. I'm pretty sure I got mine for like $120
What part of the adjustments were problematic? For me the arms are one of the best things, they can adjust to fit the chair under my desk, or the perfect height or angle for use.
I think I might get what we have at work, they are pretty comfortable. I think they are Steelcase but I don't remember the exact model. I don't like the look and feel of Aerons. Maybe I'll do a whole home office setup. Get a new desk and chair.
You have the normal Titan or XL? I've been eyeing the XL model. All the cheap IKEA chairs recommended are too small for me. I'm 6'3" barefoot and 240 lbs. on a good day.
The thing that attracted me to the Titan series is the width. I try to maintain good posture while gaming, so my shoulders are pulled back and my arms rest pretty "widely" if that makes sense. I need armrests that are positioned super wide. Titan series seems to have the most flexibility there that I've seen.
I believe it's the 'normal' one. I'm smaller than you in both quoted dimensions, but I too have a large wingspan. The arms adjust in all three dimensions as well as being swivelable, if you see what I mean. Apart from the size, as I said the chief thing about this chair is the dense foam, to better support the heroically-framed, no doubt.
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It's a nerco-bump I know, but I've gotta say, when I bought that used Steelcase Leap in January I had no idea the pandemic, shelter in place, and work from home were going to rock the world, but this has turned out to be one of the singular best purchasing decisions I've ever made. I big thanks to everyone that suggested the Leap in the opening posts of this thread!
I gotta get a new chair and one that preferably has a lot of cushioning and a headrest. My friend suggested a Secret Labs Titan XL but they're back ordered til June.
Any suggestions? I know people are saying "Get a REAL" office chair but man some of those gaming ones look real comfy.
Any suggestions? I know people are saying "Get a REAL" office chair but man some of those gaming ones look real comfy.
See, people say "a real office chair" and I have zero idea what that means. My current chair that's falling apart I got at Staples, was that a "real" office chair? Which ones offer a head rest and have a lot of cushioning?
Instead of getting some knockoff thing that's supposed to look like a race car seat, get a race car seat:
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look at brands like steelcase and herman miller as others have mentioned. they are usually expensive ($1000+) new and can come with headrests, so if you don't want to spend that much you can get a used or remanufactured one for a fraction.
my beef with "gaming" chairs is even the ones with thick padding are useless for adjustability and back support, so are generally uncomfortable for me
Yeah I was looking at those but 1k is way too much. I was thinking more like 500.
Maybe I"ll get this.
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For $500 or less I'm certain you can get one if those $1000+ chairs second hand. They are built like tanks so you should still get years out of them.
This popped up recently and would like to go check it out. Want to hear from people first though. Good deal? Anything look wrong?
Herman Miller Aeon Chair with lumbar support - size b - furniture -... (craigslist.org)
Herman Miller Aeon Chair with lumbar support - size b - furniture -... (craigslist.org)
Steelcase Office Chair - furniture - by owner - sale
1 Steelcase chair for sale
spokane.craigslist.org
What Steelcase chair is this?
That looks like a Leap.Steelcase Office Chair - furniture - by owner - sale
1 Steelcase chair for salespokane.craigslist.org
What Steelcase chair is this?
Herman Millers and Steelcase chairs are going to start popping up online and in liquidation sales with office real estate space collapsing and everyone working from home. It's going to be one way businesses lessen the blow. I recently got a HM Aeron in great condition for 300.
This has been my saga all year - finding something that works for an office chair, that I can sit in most of the day... and then play some games at night.
initially I bought the Herman Miller Embody chair, but ended up returning due to some back and tailbone pain.Returned it just at the 30 day mark.
Gambled on Steelcase Leap and it is the right fit for me. I have never been happier with a chair ever. Ended up getting a good deal on Amazon for it - about $700. Totally worth it.
initially I bought the Herman Miller Embody chair, but ended up returning due to some back and tailbone pain.Returned it just at the 30 day mark.
Gambled on Steelcase Leap and it is the right fit for me. I have never been happier with a chair ever. Ended up getting a good deal on Amazon for it - about $700. Totally worth it.
Well fellas.... my wallet is hurting. I blew through my Ryzen build budget and got a Human Scale Freedom Headrest. Since they're all made to order, I should hopefully have it in 4~6 weeks according to the local human scale dealer I went through. HS have a 20% off "Work from home" sale right now.
I talked to the guys at BTOD as well as a few people on youtube with them and some redditors who own or sell them as well as our local store owner himself about them and my primary use is reclined back watching TV or playing games on my TV which is on the other side of my room from my computer desk. Some time is spent upright working at the desk but the vast majority is having my feet up on a drummer stool looking at the TV and my current chair lacks a headrest so my neck is aching after a while and the foam in the seat has long since disentegrated and I've used a folded up blanket in the seat and some throw pillows behind me.
Anyways, the specs I went with are as follows
Fourtis Textile in navy color
Titanium frame
Gel arms with matching textile covers
Gel seat (I had little to no information on this but the BTOD guys said that it's the standard seat with an extra layer of gel padding)
My wife told me to get the saddle leather version (which is what I really wanted) but it would have more than doubled the price to around $2800 (mine after the discount was just a bit over $1100) but since these are made to order, there's no returns or refunds. If you don't like it, too bad. I don't think I could mentally or emotionally handle paying nearly 3 grand for a chair and not absolutely loving it so ONLY paying $1100 was a safer option.
I'll post an update when it shows up and after I've had a while to sit in and adjust to the chair. I've read from several people that switch from regular chairs to ergonomic chairs that their backs hurt until they adjusted and then it was much better.
I talked to the guys at BTOD as well as a few people on youtube with them and some redditors who own or sell them as well as our local store owner himself about them and my primary use is reclined back watching TV or playing games on my TV which is on the other side of my room from my computer desk. Some time is spent upright working at the desk but the vast majority is having my feet up on a drummer stool looking at the TV and my current chair lacks a headrest so my neck is aching after a while and the foam in the seat has long since disentegrated and I've used a folded up blanket in the seat and some throw pillows behind me.
Anyways, the specs I went with are as follows
Fourtis Textile in navy color
Titanium frame
Gel arms with matching textile covers
Gel seat (I had little to no information on this but the BTOD guys said that it's the standard seat with an extra layer of gel padding)
My wife told me to get the saddle leather version (which is what I really wanted) but it would have more than doubled the price to around $2800 (mine after the discount was just a bit over $1100) but since these are made to order, there's no returns or refunds. If you don't like it, too bad. I don't think I could mentally or emotionally handle paying nearly 3 grand for a chair and not absolutely loving it so ONLY paying $1100 was a safer option.
I'll post an update when it shows up and after I've had a while to sit in and adjust to the chair. I've read from several people that switch from regular chairs to ergonomic chairs that their backs hurt until they adjusted and then it was much better.
