Buy Leap Chair by Steelcase - Fully Adjustable - CharcoalLeap Chair by Steelcase - Fully Adjustable - Charcoal Product Description:
- Natural Glide System, LiveBack technology, Lower Back Firmness, and Upper Back Force adjustment
- Rated best ergonomic office seating by Wall Street Journal.
- 10-year Steelcase warranty.
Product Description
The streamlined, stylish contour of the Steelcase Leap chair is just the beginning. The Leap is the first chair that actually changes shape to support your movements! With its patented Live Back technology, it moves dynamically as your back moves, mimicking the movement of your spine; the adjustable arms of the chair move in and out, forward and back; the seat glides forward so you can recline without leaving your vision and reach zone, and stay oriented to your work. Even when leaning forward, the seat edge flexes to relieve pressure on the back of the legs. In short, the Leap chair's ergonomic advances allow you to work comfortably, and therefore more productively, in a proven healthy manner for extended periods of time.
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67 of 69 people found the following review helpful.
an amazing chair with some serious drawbacks
By J. Wombacher
The good:1) The backrest does conform to the back in a way no other chair does, it is a remarkable feature that will do wonders for your back. It is, however, very difficult to find the correct setting. I played around with the settings for months before I felt I had the right one.2) Adjustments are very easy to make, and you don't have to get up and bend over to make any of them. There are numerous adjustments available, and they are simple to figure out. One downside to this is that you will spend a lot of time looking for the right combo.3) You can lean way back in the chair. The backrest will recline without any tilt in the seat base (which has no tilt option whatsoever). This can relieve the back in a way that few other chairs can. Most other chairs tilt in sync with the backrest, which does nothing to relieve back stress.4) The armrests are the best of any chair I know of.5) The lumbar support adjustment is unobtrusive, effective, simple to use, and does not give the chair that weird space-age appearance as in other well-known ergo chairs.The bad:1) This chair is HARD HARD HARD on the tush. It is like sitting on a park bench. I weigh 185. My wife is much lighter and doesn't mind it at all, but I cannot sit in it more than two hours per day. I have tried 8 different cushions for sale on the market, none help (if you bottom out, they make no difference). You cannot buy good cushy foam anywhere, don't even bother trying. You'll need so much that it renders the chair pointless.2) The recline resistance tension works in a way such that the backrest will stick-and-hold in a position based on the amount of pressure you put on it while reclining. It can be adjusted to require more or less pressure to give way. The result is a jerky as opposed to a fluid motion. It takes much getting used to. But once I figured it out, I rather liked it. There is no locking-in-place of the recline position, yet there are five recline-limit-stops. The problem is that the backrest will always push you forward as you lean forward, no matter what setting. Again, this can be viewed as a good feature once you get used to it - it is just very different from most chairs.
36 of 37 people found the following review helpful.
Better than Aeron
By Jimmy K
I have been using Steelcase Leap chair for past 3 years. Previously, I used Herman Miller Aeron at work. Plus, I tested out Steelcase Think, Herman Miller Mirra and Celle when I shopped for the chair.Bottomline, Steelcase Leap chair is more comfortable than Aeron. Main difference is that Leap is more flexible and comfortable in many positions, while Aeron is more rigid and you have to sit in a single position.Comfort: Leap is comfortable when you sit straight up, lean back, or slouch. On the Leap, when you lean back (tilt back) or slouch (I know it is bad to slouch but we all do it to some degree), the seat bottom slides forward with your butt. In addition, the seat back stays in contact with your lower back and still provides support. On the Aeron, the seat back and bottom is always 90 deg to each other. And you have to sit perfectly straight. Even when you lean back, the seat back to seat bottom remain in same angle. And it forces your body to remain in same posture as you try to lean back. Not as comfortable as the Leap. Also, I find the Aeron to be uncomfortable in the lower thigh area, where the front edge of seat is hard plastic and digs into the back of my thighs. The Leap seat front is flexible (but not adjustable) and can bend down.Fit: I'm 5'10" and 175 lbs. Leap chair has only 1 single size, but it fits me better than Aeron's 3 sizes. The Leap chair's seat size and back height fits me perfectly. On Aeron's size B(medium), seat back is too low and digs into my should blade. On Aeron's size C (large), the seat bottom is way too big for my butt.Adjustments: Leap and Aeron have similar adjustments: seat height, tilt, tilt tension, tilt limiter, arm-rest height, lumbar support. Couple adjustments I like about the Leap are the tilt limiter and arm-rest. Leap's tilt limiter has 5 stops and it is easy to tell which setting it is at. Aeron's tilt limiter has less stops and harder to control. Also, Leap's arm-rest can move forward/back and sideways. Aeron's arm-rest can only be angled in/out but can not moved forward/back. Leap has seat size adjustment, where the seat can slide forward and back to match the length of users' thigh and butt length. However, I'm 5'10" and the seat is set all the way forward. One thing Leap doesn't have is forward tilt. Although I never used this feature for computer use, but it is available on Aeron and on many less expensive office chairs. Not sure why Leap excluded this feature.Material: Leap uses cushion, whereas Aeron uses mesh. I prefer the mesh over cushion. Mesh is cooler, comforms to the body, and it seems to be more durable. On the other hand, cushion should be softer than mesh. I say should, because the cushion on Leap is still too hard. It almost feels like the cushion is not thick enough.Build: This is the biggest negative I find about the Leap. Steelcase needs to improve the build quality for $800+ chair. The seat bottom and arm rest have a small (fraction of inch) free play. They are lose and jiggle back and forth. Leap's tilt is spongy. After you lean back and then lean forward, the seat returns to original position slowly with spongy feel. I don't think Leap uses spring for the tilt mechanism. Also, tilt tension's rotational control on the Leap feels like it is broken. As I rotate it, I cannot tell if it is working or has reached the limit or what. Good thing once I have the right tension set, I don't have to touch it.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful.
Flexible, very comfortable, but not as stylish as the competition
By Comdet
I've been using a Leap chair for nearly two months, and overall have been very pleased with it. Very helpful in helping me manage my sciatica pain. Not as stylish looking as others, but I think comfort should be more important than style in an office chair.The search for a good chair was not easy. I first tried several from places such as Office Depot and Staples. All were nicely priced, but none scored high on comfort. Next up was Herman Miller. I tried the Aeron, Celle, Mirra and Embody and found them either nice but way, way too expensive (Embody) or not comfortable in the seating area (the rest). All looked great, however, but style was way down on the list (after comfort and affordability).Looked at some Human Factor chairs (don't recall the model I tried) and again, decent but didn't seem worth the price.Steelcase was next. The Think chair was nice, but not all that supportive in the lumbar area. The Leap chair proved to be the winner - absolutely love, love, LOVE how the back reclines without tilting the seat area. It's a goodsend if you have sciatica pain. Other key points of value are the arm rests (very highly adjustable and soft to the touch), adjustable lumbar support, and how the front lip dips down automatically when you lean forward to alleviate pressure on your thighs. The seat pan adjustabiility is also key for comfort.But the price was still a sticking point. Fortunately, there are many used Leap chairs available, and I was able to get one in great condition from a local seller for about one-third of the price of a new one.If you go the used route, be sure you understand if you are getting a version 1 or a version 2 chair. The V2 chair is the newer model, and has some (in my opinion) nicer features. The major differences between the models are:> V1 is heavier and wider. The V2 keeps the same seating area, but is narrower arm to arm (27 inches vs 30 inches)> V2 has a more sleek looking back, and comes in only a mid height. The V1 is rounder, and comes in a low back and high back version> Arms are more adjustable on the V2 (move front and back, plus up/down/right/left as the V1), and are made of a different material (thinner but softer)> The front lip on the V2 automatically flexes down when you lean forward. The V1 can be adjusted to flex down, but you have to move a lever instead of having it happen automatically.I find the automatic front flex to be preferable to having to make an adjustment, plus find the arms to be much better on the V2. But, you can get better deals on a V1. Either will be good chairs, but be aware of the differences if you're buying used.
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