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foutre posted:How tall are you? I think the Gesture will probably be too small, iirc it's about the size of/a bit smaller than an Aeron size B. I think the size C should be pretty good, and I think is probably the best option going. I actually hate racing chairs, but I ended up settling on the autonomous ErgoChair 2, which looks comparable to the Titan. I couldn't figure out a way to make the Aeron or Gesture work with my budget. It's set to ship April 30th (est) so I hope I can stand my $80 poo poo chair a little longer. The seat pan is making my legs cramp. I really miss my standing desk that I have at the office.
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Ihmemies posted:Just out of curiosity.. does anyone make leather gaming chairs or maybe alcantara chairs? Both are somewhat common in cars. Maxnomic makes really high quality chairs, and they’re based local to me which is pretty neat: https://www.needforseatusa.com/en_us/shop/chairs/by-purpose/home-office.html Here’s a video of them sawing their chairs in half for perspective: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yFALUdKREg4 And a breakdown of the materials: https://www.needforseatusa.com/en_us/maxnomic_vs_noname_chairs I looked it up and they have a statement about not using regular leather because of animal welfare and the maintenance requirements of leather. I can see a decent leather chair being turbo expensive and also not lasting quite as long, which seems like a good formula for customer dissatisfaction.
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# ? Apr 14, 2020 14:34 |
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Anyone have experience with this? https://www.bestbuy.com/site/office-star-products-progrid-mesh-managers-chair-black/4607807.p?skuId=4607807 I'm an employee so it's about $155 after discount. Comparing it to the HON Exposure recommended on Wirecutter.
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# ? Apr 15, 2020 06:38 |
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I'm not a manager, so I can't sit in that chair.
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# ? Apr 15, 2020 10:27 |
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I'm sure you'll manage.
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# ? Apr 15, 2020 11:31 |
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I'm looking to buy a chair for work-from-home purposes. I have a fairly compact living space and weigh under 200lb and am about 6ft tall. Can anyone recommend a model or brand?
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A buddy just reached out to me requesting a chair recommendation. Unfortunately, it seems that he's in a bit of a pickle: 1). His budget is $100 2). His current chair just recently failed ("some $250 racer chair that only lasted a year") and he's sitting on a wooden box right now I told him that normally I'd recommend hitting up used office furniture places, but that's probably not reasonable right now. Anyone know of any good refurbished chair dealers that deliver? I started looking around online, but I'm not certain what is real and what isn't. (I think it was Madison Seating that everyone here said turned out to be maybe-a-scam?)
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 06:37 |
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Scour craigslist or maybe something cheap from amazon...? https://www.amazon.com/Smugdesk-Mid...7021236&sr=8-17
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Taima posted:Scour craigslist or maybe something cheap from amazon...? Good deal; I posted it in Discord as an option. Thanks! I did ask him about Craigslist/Amazon and he said "Well, I'm iffy about used furniture; there was a bedbug outbreak in the area recently so I'm not really wild about that idea. I did look, though, and there's not much." I don't know if this company is any good, but $50 for a refurbished SteelCase 454 seems like a hell of a deal: http://www.preownedsteelcasefurniture.com/454_task_chairs.htm
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# ? Apr 16, 2020 09:37 |
My $100 chair from Costco has served me exceptionally well. Like a year in it started squeaking when I reclined, a quick dab of lube fixed that. No complaints, would pinch pennies again.
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Bad Munki posted:My $100 chair from Costco has served me exceptionally well. Like a year in it started squeaking when I reclined, a quick dab of lube fixed that. No complaints, would pinch pennies again. I suppose there's not a whole lot of drawback to the cheap chair if you've got the legendary Costco warranty up back it up. Minus any ergonomic concerns, of course.
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# ? Apr 18, 2020 00:39 |
Surprisingly, it’s actually not the worst chair ergo wise. But I’m 5’9” @170, and I can sit a lot of different ways on it. I think the standard 300 pound goon frame might have issues, obviously.
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# ? Apr 18, 2020 02:03 |
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It's one of the better cheap chairs out there, but it's got some wonk. The arms are dumb because they're attached to the back -- so when you recline, you end up sitting like an astronaut about to launch. The mesh is surprisingly durable. We left ours in the sun for a few weeks due to shenanigans and pulled it in due to the Rona, and it's not degraded at all aside from the arm foam.
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Wasabi the J posted:It's one of the better cheap chairs out there, but it's got some wonk. The arms are dumb because they're attached to the back -- so when you recline, you end up sitting like an astronaut about to launch. Yo, hey, back up now! I actually prefer the chairs that the entire . . . I don't know how to describe it . . . that the seat pan and seat back tilt at the exact same angle. It's unfortunate that more chairs don't have that as an option. At least the Aeron and other chairs kinda-sorta approximate it.
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# ? Apr 18, 2020 06:05 |
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Zarin posted:Yo, hey, back up now! No it's not doing that. The butt is just swivel no tilt. The back is a spring loaded recline. The arms are attached to the back and only swing up, before your shoulders. They only go level to the ground when the chair is upright; when you recline they point UP, so your arms can't remain on the desk.
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# ? Apr 18, 2020 07:11 |
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Wasabi the J posted:No it's not doing that. The butt is just swivel no tilt. The back is a spring loaded recline. Oh, the arms aren't connecting the seat and the back, they're just on the back. That . . . is weird. Interesting. Seems like it might be comfortable if you were reading a book or using a video game controller, but definitely not a PC, yeah.
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# ? Apr 18, 2020 08:08 |
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At their lowest their sliiiightly too high for my elbows to be comfortable. And I'm 6 foot even.
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# ? Apr 18, 2020 08:40 |
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Wasabi the J posted:At their lowest their sliiiightly too high for my elbows to be comfortable. And I'm 6 foot even. Almost sounds like you need to toss a cushion on the seat, heh. Of course, that defeats the purpose of the mesh.
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# ? Apr 18, 2020 08:41 |
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I found my current chair sitting next to the dumpster by my building. I was just moving in so I thought that was a great temporary solution but I'm still using it years later. It's surprisingly pretty decent and I never had any discomfort even sitting like 16 hours in it during the lockdown now. Still, I have the Steelcase Leap in the office that I was hoping to pick up when they replace them but that's not happening any time soon. Has anyone had luck getting a chair from ebay/craigslist? Or since this is mostly a business thing, are there better places to look for them?
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# ? Apr 18, 2020 09:23 |
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In case you're wondering what my experience with Seating Mind was, it took me 2 weeks of repeated cancellation emails to finally get this:
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# ? Apr 20, 2020 16:14 |
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I'm horrible and have been using an absolute poo poo cheap office chair for playing games for the last 15+ years. I'm looking at buying something nice. https://www.btod.com/btod-akir-fab Any thoughts on this chair? Is there a different chair I should be looking at in this price range? Can I buy something less expensive that is similar or just as good? I don't *want* to spend $400 on a chair but I realize it's probably an extremely good investment.
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# ? Apr 20, 2020 18:28 |
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For that price I’d try to get a used Aeron or Leap or whatever. Not having mesh in the seat would make my legs mad after a while
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# ? Apr 21, 2020 04:22 |
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Hed posted:Not having mesh in the seat would make my legs mad after a while
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# ? Apr 21, 2020 05:24 |
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I think my Ergohuman is finally starting to get too warn after like 12 years. Its the 2nd oldest thing I own, other than a set or Klipsch bookshelf speakers. I've been lurking this thread for a year now and I'm still scared to replace it.
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Hed posted:For that price I’d try to get a used Aeron or Leap or whatever. Not having mesh in the seat would make my legs mad after a while I seem to be able to find a used Aeron for... $450. Is that good? It's actually a used office furniture place that's right next to my work.
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# ? Apr 21, 2020 15:28 |
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I would take a used Aeron in good shape over the one you linked, yes. The things I would check are 1) pellicle in good shape, 2) mechanics of spin and forward/back tilt are in good order. For me, ensuring the recline lockout (limiting the amount of recline by adjusting the slider) is something I always check. Check the full range of controls here: https://www.hermanmiller.com/customer-service/chair-adjustments/ Other things like the piston or casters you can repair yourself pretty easily, but obviously take the best one or ask them to knock more off the price.
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# ? Apr 21, 2020 18:59 |
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Always check the model of a used Aeron, some are decades old and there was a design refresh that kept the name. I might consider a used new model but would hesitate on buying the old model at this point.
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Speaking of the Aeron, has anyone tried the Cosm? https://store.hermanmiller.com/office/office-chairs/cosm-chair-high-back/2515455.html?lang=en_US#lang=en_US&start=1 It kinda LOOKS like the office-chair equivalent of the Setu lounge chair: https://store.hermanmiller.com/living/lounge-chairs-and-ottomans/setu-lounge-chair/2319.html?lang=en_US#lang=en_US&start=1 Which, I can't be 100% sure, but I think the store I bought my wife's Aeron from had an area with like 4x Setu around a coffee table, and it was THE MOST comfortable thing I think I've ever sat in. Granted, I was only sitting in it for a few minutes, and it was impossible to try and get out of, but drat. Just figured I'd see if there were any Goon Opinions on it; I'm not quite in the market to purchase anything yet, but I'm getting closer every day. (Of course, I'll want to wait until I can go back to the store and try sitting in stuff, so . . . it may be a long, long time yet.)
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I bought a Steelcase Leap chair almost 10 years ago through an employee discount program (it was still $500-ish). Over the years it feels like the seat cushion has almost completely compacted. Does anyone know if it's possible to replace it or get the cushion replaced by someone who does upholstery work? Do I have any other options? Working from home is becoming very uncomfortable, but the chair is in otherwise fine condition.
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MetaJew posted:I bought a Steelcase Leap chair almost 10 years ago through an employee discount program (it was still $500-ish). Surprisingly, Google isn't helping me at all here. However! I have a garbage-tier (well, $300 new) OfficeMax chair, and calling the manufacturer directly, I was able to replace the seat-back for $75 (the seat pan developed a failure in the lean-back mechanism like 4 months later and I was pretty disappointed by that but welp) What I am saying is that you might just consider calling SteelCase directly and seeing what they offer. I can't imagine they don't offer this as a service part. Worst-case scenario, I managed to fix a friend's kitchen chair once by taking the cardboard-backed cushion off, unstapling the fabric, replacing the cardboard with plywood, and pulling the fabric tight again and stapling it back in place. If it's as terrible as you say, you might be able to pop the cushion off and put new foam under the fabric.
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Zarin posted:Surprisingly, Google isn't helping me at all here. However! I have a garbage-tier (well, $300 new) OfficeMax chair, and calling the manufacturer directly, I was able to replace the seat-back for $75 (the seat pan developed a failure in the lean-back mechanism like 4 months later and I was pretty disappointed by that but welp) Bold part: Google is very weird about servicing Steelcase chairs for some reason. I also have the piston dragging against the floor and finding a fix for that was not easy. Ultimately i tturned out there was a local supplier/distributer and they gave me some free shims to raise the piston up slightly but I never got around to it. Partly because I couldn't seem to separate the piston from the base. At the time when I got the shims, the parts person told me they would fix it for free if I wanted to drop the chair off. When I discovered I couldn't separate the chair from the piston and called back to have them do it for me, the previous employee was gone and the new one told me they had a minimum one service visit for $80 to diagnose the problem and then they might fix it for me. So, I need to figure out how to get those shims in someday. Regarding the seat, I also couldn't find any documentation about disassembly or replacement. I know with most furniture, it's like you said, you could remove the seat and fabric and staple in some new padding-- but the assembly of this chair seems more complicated. I had been dragging my feet on calling Stealcase, but I will probably do as you suggested. Thanks for confirming that it wasn't just my bad google-fu.
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MetaJew posted:Bold part: Google is very weird about servicing Steelcase chairs for some reason. I also have the piston dragging against the floor and finding a fix for that was not easy. Ultimately i tturned out there was a local supplier/distributer and they gave me some free shims to raise the piston up slightly but I never got around to it. Partly because I couldn't seem to separate the piston from the base. At the time when I got the shims, the parts person told me they would fix it for free if I wanted to drop the chair off. When I discovered I couldn't separate the chair from the piston and called back to have them do it for me, the previous employee was gone and the new one told me they had a minimum one service visit for $80 to diagnose the problem and then they might fix it for me. So, I need to figure out how to get those shims in someday. That got me thinking, and this gets you part of the way there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCy1ErJG15s I'm gonna keep looking on YouTube now, but figured I'd throw something out there to get started. Edit: Looks like removing the cylinder from the base requires a hammer (which, in my experience, is not at all surprising): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft1_d9zaWN8 There's a ton of this stuff on YouTube, so I bet if you called SteelCase, you could price out changing the plastic seatpan+cushion vs. just trying to pry it apart and putting new/more/different foam under the fabric. Edit2: Hell, that Crandall Furniture place might be worth calling to see what they can do for you as well. Props to them for all those how-to videos. Zarin fucked around with this message at 21:07 on Apr 22, 2020 |
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Zarin posted:That got me thinking, and this gets you part of the way there: Wow! Thanks for finding these!
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# ? Apr 22, 2020 22:37 |
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Large casters are expensive but a good option if you're using your chair on carpet.
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# ? Apr 23, 2020 04:23 |
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Does anyone know a good place to buy a new embody? The herman miller website itself always seems so much more expensive.
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Skyarb posted:Does anyone know a good place to buy a new embody? The herman miller website itself always seems so much more expensive. jamie@officedesigns.com This guy can get your 15% percent off and free shipping which is the best I could find. Tell him Jeremy sent you.
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~Coxy posted:Large casters are expensive but a good option if you're using your chair on carpet. You can get the cool rollerblade casters on Amazon for like 30. I recently snagged a bamboo floor mat from Costco for like $40. Have not tested it out yet.
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Skyarb posted:Does anyone know a good place to buy a new embody? The herman miller website itself always seems so much more expensive. Noooo don't do it get a Gesture instead! Moey posted:You can get the cool rollerblade casters on Amazon for like 30. I bought these awhile a go and can't be bothered to actually install them. Yes I am very lazy.
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# ? Apr 23, 2020 19:08 |
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Good to see OfficeDesigns is still killin’ it. That’s where I got mine more than 10 years ago. And looking it up sounds like I still have over a year and a half of warranty left!
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Would it be insane to buy a Gesture w/ headrest sight unseen directly from Steelcase? Seems like they have 30 day free return, which I assume would just involve paying for shipping, which probably isn't cheap.
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