I need a new chair - Page 2

*Wassercrats* · 09-12-2004, 07:39 PM

I'll eventually want a Aeron type chair with holes in the seat and back for better circulation. It would make my fan more effective. Without the holes, I'd definitely avoid chairs with large backs.

I don't like backs that adjust with a knob on a screw that's screwed against a steel bar. It tends to slip, and in my new chair, there's occasional squeakiness when I move. I'm not sure where it comes from, but it's gone now. I don't know what other options there are, but I'd prefer any other kind of back adjustment. Maybe I just need something that provides more leverage so I could tighten the screw more.

TVB · 09-12-2004, 09:20 PM

I've got a high top, big comfy leather chair in my office at home. It's big enough I can sit cross legged in it. At my news job, I use a posture ball and love it:

http://www.postureball.com/atwork.htm It gets in the way tho when I stand up and it rolls away.

Ex has an aeron chair. I hated it.

Betsy

*Randall* · 09-12-2004, 10:49 PM

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At my news job, I use a posture ball and love it

Oooh, I was hoping someone here would know about those. Interesting concept, but how comfortable is it for long stretches? I'm not sure how I'd handle not having a backrest. I have the same question about kneeling chairs.

OTOH, here's one that has a backrest...

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Ex has an aeron chair. I hated it.

I don't ever want to sit in an Aeron chair -- I'm afraid I'd like it.

Your big leather chair is probably more my speed, anyway.

Randall

*Wassercrats* · 09-12-2004, 11:09 PM

It's good that they make a back for those balls. Now all they need are arm rests, because those take pressure off your spine, and a flatter seat to more evenly distribute your weight, and foam padding formulated to provide the perfect cusioning for a seat, and a seat that swivels.

In other words, BALLS AREN'T CHAIRS!

If God meant for me to... nevermind. That doesn't work here.

*Randall* · 09-12-2004, 11:14 PM

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In other words, BALLS AREN'T CHAIRS!

Wasser, you have no imagination.

Randall

dank · 09-13-2004, 12:31 AM

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I have the same question about kneeling chairs.

Those are absolute torture on my knees. My dad used to use them around the office and they were extremely painful for me to sit in. Of course, my knees are somewhat damaged goods.

Dan

*Randall* · 09-13-2004, 01:33 AM

Also a concern. I haven't had knee problems since I was in high school, but I don't know how they'd react to something like that -- and it might take a while for me to find out.

My experiences with so-called ergonomic mice and keyboards make me a skeptic about such things, but as long as I'm looking at a change of butt support, I might as well consider all the options.

Randall

Mandi · 09-13-2004, 07:25 AM

The thing about the kneeling chairs, is they need to be really "tuned" for the length of the individual's femur. There should be a good balance between how much of you weight is on your posterior, and how much is transferred forward to the kneeling area; you should feel literally balanced between the two. Also, the weight forward should more or less be on your shin bones, not your knees.

I have one that I really like, but nobody else in the house likes it. It must fit me pretty exactly - I'm pretty short, however - so I'm not surprised nobody else likes it. I also sometimes put my feet up on the shin rests - I find that fairly comfy way to sit, my elbows can rest on my legs. It's not exactly ladylike, but being able to forego conventions of that nature has got to be in my own Top Ten list for the appeal of this Work From Home profession, LOL!

At any rate, it's good for my lower back, which is sometimes a little rebellious.

I had to laugh at your "ugly" summary of the DITY chair - I do agree, but it's funy how they were probably pretty attractive when inside a non-crumpled BMW. Context is everything.

Whatever you end up with, I can recommend AGAINST my oldest daughter's favorite way to compute - slouched deeply into a "saucer" chair, keyboard on lap. It gives me carpal tunnel syndrome just to look at her, I think.

*Randall* · 09-13-2004, 04:11 PM

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The thing about the kneeling chairs, is they need to be really "tuned" for the length of the individual's femur. There should be a good balance between how much of you weight is on your posterior, and how much is transferred forward to the kneeling area; you should feel literally balanced between the two.

I was a little worried seeing "femur" and "posterior" in the same context, until I remembered that femurs are not, well, lemurs.

Randall

Mandi · 09-13-2004, 04:19 PM

Yes, context and LEADING CONSANANTS are everything LOL!