Office Star ProGrid High Back Professional Manager's Office Chair with Breathable Mesh and Adjustable Lumbar Support, Titanium Finish Base with Coal FreeFlex Fabric

This thing is a Beast of a Chair. The Mack Truck of office chairs. This thing epitomizes the old school days where quality and durability were paramount to construction.The base alone weights probably 20 pounds, not the full seating assembly, just the metal mechanism controls for the chair.Solid steel pretty much everywhere except parts that are padded. The seat padding is very comfy, almost too comfy? My butt is not acclimated to this degree of comfort. The mesh is not bad, just the right amount of resistance. The material is very grippy, and can be a bit scratchy if I rub my elbows against it. However it does nothing to distract with normal use.Oddly enough, one elbow rest is slightly higher than the other. Like maybe 2mm's higher. It's hard to tell when looking dead on at it, but I notice it when I rest my arms.The reclining feature is probably the best. Generally with recliners you have 2 positions, locked up-right, or unlocked and free reclining. This chair allows you to unlock it, manually recline to a desired degree, then re-lock to set the position. It does have certain catch points where if you don't recline to a specified amount it'll shift forward a bit, but it's still a nice feature.The seat also slides, allowing full forward and back adjustment for spacing between the back rest and seat.Lumbar support is pretty nice once the proper position is obtained. It's a bit stiff and lumpy in a specific spot, but for me happens to be the location I need support for my back.My only concern, as with all mesh chairs, is how long the material will last before it gets droopy and lack proper springiness and resistance, or outright tears. The chair comes with a 3 year limited warranty on upholstery, however it does include a life time warranty on mechanical parts. I hope this chair lasts more than 3 years, it's literally built like a tank, other than the possible susceptible mesh back.In any case, a great purchase.P.S. the chair reeks when you first open it up. I'm assuming it will subside, but it's pretty overwhelming. Need to air this guy out. Also, there is a "California" warning stating that materials used in constructions are attributed to cancer... Not sure if this is simply during the manufacturing process, or the materials themselves are cancer... The smell might suggest the latter, but whatever, there is no compromise for comfort.

Most chairs seem rated for 250lbs. I needed a chair that could support some extra weight and a seat wide and deep enough for good thigh support. They had a 16 day delivery window and it arrived right in the middle (day 7). Took about 20 minutes to assemble. All pieces were there with simple instructions. Would have ben even faster if I had a hex key bit for my driver (half the screws could only do a quarter turn before hitting another part of the chair and needing to reposition the hex key. But straight forward and fairly quick.The recline mechanism is pretty heavy (ok for me, but if you have some strength issues or arthritis, you might want someone else to help a bit.). Once I had it all together and could sit in the chair, it was clear this was a good choice for me.One item for my wish list-would love the chair arms to move forward and backward and maybe a headrest. But overall seems well worth the price. Seat is very comfortable. Lumbar support seems to hit where I need it. My wife is 5’ tall and its about an inch too high for her feet to touch the ground. So seems like chair would work for folks 5’3” or 5’4”.Lifetime warrantee on all parts except 3 years on the fabrics.

As for 7/25/2014 I have had this for a couple of days.PRO:-Very easy to put together, though you will want your own allen wrench with a handle.-Very comfortable-Extremely large range on the many adjustments.-Feels quite sturdyCons:-The endless range on the tension makes it odd to adjust for noticeable difference. This adjustment just doesn't seem to affect my sitting one way or the other. I can feel the difference, it just doesn't seem to matter to me.-The lumbar adjuster feels rather flimsy and is awkward to adjust. It is designed to be loose to catch motion though so I can't say it actually is flimsy yet.-The lumbar pad doesn't seem to extend in or out, just up and down. Perhaps I haven't been forceful enough with it? I would prefer it higher than its highest and slightly farther out.

This is the 7th or 8th chair of this type that we have ordered for our library. We are unable to put this chair together because it did not come with enough screws. We have been trying for 4 days to get the screws from the company. Either we are calling too early or the system is down or they are closed. Terrible customer service!!

Very comfortable chair and solid build

Very comfortable and has nice padding. I am 5'5 and my legs are a little short for it. It would be nice if they made if a little shorter with the ability to go higher for taller people.