Steelcase Leap Chair with Platinum Base & Hard Floor Caster, Black

After a year of suffering in a cheap uncomfortable chair while working from home, I finally took the plunge and got a Steelcase leap. I’m not sure why I waited this long! I experienced an immediate improvement in my posture and lower back pain. I also just feel so much more comfortable working in this chair. It comes fully assembled, so all you need to do is unpack the box and start working. I love the fully adjustable arm rests, which allow me to get closer to the desk when I am on video calls. I’ve seen some people questioning the price and I have to say it is totally worth it for your back health and overall comfort while working from home. I purchased the gray Leap with platinum base. The color goes well with my gray desk and the platinum base lends a softer tone than the black base. If you’ve been thinking about upgrading your home office, this chair is worth the investment.

This chair is well made, very comfortable and easy to adjust for your best support position. I have used it daily since I received it and expect to have it for a long time. Great purchase - expensive but an excellent value given how much time I spend sitting in it.

I really do like the Leap V2 office chair from Steelcase. I consider it one of the more comfortable office chairs I’ve ever used. I use this chair daily in my office and it allows me to spend long hours working into the night. My one big gripe with this chair is the wobbly arm posts that came with mine. I did manage to fix these arm posts, but I would have expected better for a chair that costs this much. Still, this is not a deal-breaker. I still would have purchased the Leap V2 simply because of its comfort and wide range of adjustability.Wobbley Arm PostMy particular Leap V2 had an unsteady wobble to its arm posts. I am NOT talking about the armrests which can swivel laterally. I am referring to the ARM POSTS which support the armrests and elevate up or down. When locked into place the arm posts will not move vertically. However, they still move side-to-side making the whole armrest “wobble.” This makes them feel loose, and causing an annoying rattle whenever I place my forearms on the armrests. This doesn’t cause discomfort, but is more of an annoyance. It seems this is very common with this chair. I suppose I can get used to it as others have. But I really wanted to fix it.The Fix for the Arm Post WobbleI searched several user forums on information to fix the “wobble.” I found a few posts where poeple modded their arm post to fix the issue. The hardest part was to disassemble the arm post housing so that the arm posts could be removed, and then modified. To find out how to do this, go to Youtube and search for “Leap V2 armrest.” (Needless to say, you must be careful not to damage the chair - so do this at your own risk. For me, it was relatively easy - as I normally like to tinker with things.)Once you get an arm post separated from the housing, look carefully for the two plastic clips that are attached to each post. These white-colored clips form a “ring” of sorts around the lower parts of the arm posts. These clips provide the friction/resistance to the arm posts when they are moved up or down. Simply remove these plastic clips (which is quite easy) to reveal an indentation of where these clips would rest in. Then cut a piece of tape (I used painter’s tape) to fit and place inside each of the indentations. Apply 2-3 pieces of tape (2-3 layers) into these indentations. Then put the white plastic clips back into the indentations (which are now covered with the layers of tape.) The idea here is to make the clips stick out more than normal, which causes more friction, and thereby making the arm post fit tighter within the housing. Do this for both arm posts and re-install them into the housing. If done correctly, this should make the arm posts fit much tighter than before - wobble fixed!Final ThoughtsI share my office with another person who has a Leap V2. That chair doesn't have this wobble issue with the arm posts. Perhaps its a small fraction of chairs that have this issue. But even if I couldn't fix it - I could see myself getting used to it eventually. I previously had an Aeron Chair for 17 years. And I would still pick this over the Aeron despite the issue.

Why did I wait so long to spend a giant chunk of money for a chair? It seemed ridiculous. I worked in one of these chairs in an office and loved it every single day, but when I saw the price I decided not to get one at home. After working at home I started to notice so much pain and spent lots of money buying cushions and other chairs etc. I was hurting so much I actually posted on Facebook to my friends and ask them what seat cushions or chairs they liked. A very smart friend asked why i was buying cushions instead of getting a better chair.Impart I wasn’t looking for a new chair because it was the pandemic and I didn’t want to go outside to a lot of stores and try on new chairs. She then asked if there was a chair in my history that I knew I could trust. Leap chair was right there in my mind!!!I did it. Spent a grand on a chair. Bought a vibrant bright blue one with platinum base.My arm rests move with me. Everything adjusts. Just everything. The lower back support is wonderful and the actual seat moves back and forth.Cushion is just right and literally removed my pain.I’m 5’8” and large sized but I’d say someone much larger would have plenty of room too. Since arm rests also can move closer to the body, I’m guess smaller people would love it too.Everyone in the office where I worked with them was happy with it.Gushing about this, but... life changer. It’s my work car/vehicle.I also bought a bamboo floor mat on Amazon. Sweet.

The backrest always feels like sitting against hard plastic, and I'm 5'11, 155 LB's.chair is mostly plasticarmrests are not very comfythe seat is a rounded arch, and no it's not comfy either, its hard.Backrest adjustments make minimal changesSoftest lumbar setting still pushes into lower backlumbar support has this physical plastic bar you move in the backrest on both sides, which means it could get stuck at an angle, it would be better without it.Chair moved upper back pain to lower back, due to sitting against hard plastic, after a few hours my lower back tightens up and then I have to lay on the floorno support for upper backThe only likeable aspect to this chair is that the seat moves forward when you lean back.... but for $1000+, I should love this chair, not hate it.

Bought the Used/Like New version from OfficeLogix shop. Disspointed when taking it out the bag; there was significant scuffing and it had clearly been cleaned and not allowed to fully dry before shipping. The plastics were cleaned with something that left them "shiny", but greasy. The chair itself is great and it's a good price, but the refurbisher could definitely have done a better job...