almost wonderfulMichaelthere's a lot to love about this chair, its ergonomic, relatively comfortable, and has lots of adjustment. As others have mentioned, these "locking" casters are maddening, they lock when there's no weight in the chair, making it really annoying to push back under the desk, and tbh, I weigh about 150 lbs and even seated, the wheels don't really feel like they unlock and roll all that well.
There are limited "stops" on the back angle adjust, making each setting quite different, and for me at least, I feel like the "sweet spot" is right in between 2 of the positions which is a little frustrating, but my posture has certainly improved as a result.
But, all in all, 6 months later, I'm still enjoying this chair far, far more than the one it replaced. I just wish for the relatively high price, it had more granular adjustments, and "nice" wheels, as I will be spending even more to replace these silly wheels with normal ones.4
Okay, but Problem with Arm restsMaxwellThis chair lasted me about 2 and a half years while working from home. This is not terrible value for a mid-priced chair, but not good either. The reason why I'm getting rid of it is because the arm rests are covered by a very thin coat of either cheap plastic or rubber which I inadvertently picked at with my fingers while working from home. Over time, the plastic of the arm rest came completely off - revealing the cotton which pads it underneath. Eventually that cotton fell off as well. I was unable to receive a replacement for this padding since you need to replace the whole armrest and they don't allow you to purchase individual parts.
If you're going to buy this chair, be really delicate with the armrests as you can tear into them easily.4
Good but not great, poor headrest designJamesThe chair itself is comfortable provided you know what you're choosing with this: it's a mesh chair with safety casters that lock without weight pushing down on them. If the casters bug you, they're easy enough to swap out with an aftermarket purchase. But, they can also be useful for situations where you have hard floors that are just uneven enough that the chair may roll on its own without safety casters.
The biggest problem is the design of the headrest. The bar of the headrest fits into a square plastic clamshell that is held together with pointed metal screws going into plastic threads. The headrest's bar is held in place by two rubber O rings stacked atop each other to let you adjust it via tension/friction holding the bar in place. Over time pressure on the headrest pulls the metal screws out of the plastic threads. I now have to tighten the clamshell screws on the headrest about once a month. I'm past the 180 day window, so it is what it is.3
goodDavidgood5
Decent chairBrianDecent chair, comfy. BUT… I leaned back in it, now it won’t release to come forward….
Trying to figure out why…3
looks great, very adjustable, casters SUCKStephanienot sure why someone decided to have the casters freeze when no one is sitting in the chair, totally bizarre design choice. If you want to push your chair under your desk, or move it aside to vacuum, good luck. 3
Overall, very good for the price pointDavidzero issues, for price point with metal build it's very good5
CarefulNickThis chair gives me mixed feelings. I used the chair for about 18 months daily before my back finally gave up and I bought a new chair.
The chair is quality. The materials are solid. The mesh material never showed any signs of wear. So, if you are concerned about build quality, you need not worry about that with this chair.
However, over the past year and a half I would, seemingly out of random, experience debilitating lower back pain. I wasn't sure what the source of the issue was, until I simply tried a new chair for a day.
The chair is not very adaptive. The seat is nothing like a bucket. If anything, it always felt like I was sliding forward, off of the chair. After 4-6 hours of use, you'll also wish the seat has a bit of give. As mentioned, the mesh material never loosened.
All this results in a breathable, quality chair, that destroyed my lower back. The seat and lumber support combination seriously had me considering a chiropractor.
YMMV. Wish I had identified it sooner.3
Too bad about the locking wheelsLindaThis chair is comfortable and adjustable. I use it for work and I cannot push the chair under my desk to get it out of the way. why? The ridiculous locking wheels! So here I am with a $350+ chair with the need to spend another $30-50 on wheels. Bummer. But otherwise a good work chair for my back.3
Gaming chairAnonymous reviewerMy son loves this chair! Says it’s very comfortable and loves that he can recline the chair and lock it in place. It’s pretty customizable for different body types.5
Super confortableMariaIt's exactly what I needed, truly recommended5
Is this even a chair?Anonymous reviewerThis is the worst chair I've ever sat in. It not uncomfortable as much as it feels like it is trying to throw you on the floor. Was it designed for humans? It baffles me how yall coudl put out a chair that is so shockingly hard to sit in. Its not just and OK chair it is a catastrophe of a chair! Did no one sit it first? 1
Exceeded my expectations. MichelleI would sit on the display chair every time I visited IKEA until one day I decided to take it home. Assembling it was suspiciously easy, aside from the headrest. I've used it for a week and I have no complaints. I love how adjustable it is on so many parts of the chair and the recline is just perfect. My husband who has sat in a variety of gaming chairs frequently compliments how nice this chair is compared to others at a similar price point.
For reference, I'm a short person at 5' tall and have had difficulties finding chairs that didn't feel right for my frame.5
Love it!!!JeannineLove the chair so comfortable and very adjustable 5
Headset is awful to installMylesChair feels pretty good to sit in, however the locking wheels are a pain. ALSO, installing the headrest is impossible. It feels like it was not designed to be installed. 2
The head rest needs to be taken off and tightened every few days!Anonymous reviewerGood otherwise. I deleted all the good things I had to say due to the 999 char limit.
The major design flaw with this chair is the headrest attachment "box-assembly". After adjusting the headrest up and down about 10-15 times (I adjust it a few times a day, maybe once when I sit up for working, and once when I recline) it becomes loose and the headrest wobbles back and forth.
The "box" has 4 flathead phillips screws that go directly into plastic (bad). These constantly come loose.
The designers of the chair should have made the 4 mount screws independent of the adjustment resistance. Tighten too much and the headrest can't move. Or strips the plastic. Tighten too little and they loosen even faster. Just add 1 more fastener to squish the little rubber things and make it into a metal insert or at least tight-enable from the back???
Also, please STOP including the silly wheel brakes. Or allow us to opt-out when ordering! 1/5 assembly for wheel brake removal4
designed for 'a gamer'Nicolethis would be the perfect chair, if it wasn't designed for someone 5'10 and 250+ lbs.
as is, in the lowest setting, my feet are 4 inches from the floor. the arms don't allow for the chair to roll close enough to the desk. the arms are both too wide for my elbows at its narrowest setting and too low for my elbows at its highest setting. the unadjustable seat tilts forward, as though to accommodate someone with thicker thighs.
this chair was not designed for my body. but more than that, this chair was not designed with my body even in consideration.
i spent six months trying to pretend that this price was worth it, adding cushions and back pillows and trying to contort the chair to fit my body and i'm finally fed up.
where do i have to go to find a chair that suits a smaller, slimer body?
if you have a body at all similar to the one featured in the video advertising this product, do not buy this chair.1
The chair from the future!!! Thank you IKEA :-)TanjaDesign, material, comfort, and all adjustments are outstanding.5
Very satisfied with this chair.JoshuaFirst off this chair was very easy to set up. This chair is almost a combination of a gaming chair and a mesh office chair which is nice. Unlike other gaming chairs this one doesn't hug your shoulders which for me is a plus. It has an unexpected feature where the bottom seat is adjustable forwards and backward which works great with its lumbar support. The mesh is very durable and seems to not be bothered by my cat's claws (no punctures as of yet). Overall this chair is very heavy even compared to my Couger gaming chair which can be a plus or a negative. It doesn't like to roll on the carpet at all and the weight of the chair makes it very hard to move which is why I only gave it a 4 star. But overall this chair is a solid buy.4
Pretty uncomfortableEvanif the seat could be wider and the lip where your legs hang off the seat didn't dig in to your legs and the lumbar support wasn't so hard, I'd love this, but that's too many issues for me to look past.2
