Computer Chair Doesn't Sit Upright?

I purchased this computer chair not that long ago. I assembled it and it felt okay at first. However, you can't seem to sit upright on this? When I went to a store a while back to check computer chairs, I probably tested like 20 chairs or more and like 90% of them seem to all have a bit of lean back like this? I read most computer chairs are like this but how is that comfortable?


This computer chair, you could recline it but I don't know how reclining is comfortable? I notice people talk about how nice it is for a chair to recline but unless you are watching a movie, how is it even comfortable? The thing is I did assemble this chair according to the video. There is a lever where it would lock the chair so it doesn't recline. Now even if you lock it, you are not sitting upright?


Can someone tell me from the pictures and the video, is that how this computer chair suppose to be? I don't know how this is even comfortable at all. Is it possible I assembled it not correctly or something with the back of the chair? I can take pictures of it and video to show.

The chair that I tried at the store, I liked it but the thing was it didn't had any lean back at all. You couldn't lean back at all. I read that a computer chair should give you an option to lean back. The other thing is the chair cost about $200 or so. The main thing was even though I don't like the lean back, every article seem to say all computer chairs should have a lean back so I didn't buy it mainly because of that. That chair was very comfortable and seemed productive. I thought buying a chair where it doesn't have any lean back was not good from checking out articles.



The chair that I bought cost around $130 or so. However, it seemed to have a lean back so I thought that was good. Again, the chair I bought is in the link I posted in the first post. It didn't have much reviews but I went with it because the brand seems to be good for other things. I went and put back the 2 screws into the chair. Now, it isn't as loose as it was back then. However... for some reason the lever where you use to adjust the height of lock it from reclining... it always seems to be loose for some reason? Like when I lock it, sometimes when I lean back, it would sometimes recline. Then I notice the lever is not locked. Is that normal?



This chair you can adjust the height without an issue. You can even adjust the height of the arms of the chair as well. However, there is still a slight lean back on the chair. So you can't like sit back and be sitting straight upright which is the position I prefer. My question is... is there a way to adjust this? I want the back of the chair to lean forward where it's like in an upright position. Is there a way to do this? Could I use tape or whatever to move it forward? The only thing I think I could do is buy a full size pillow and put that on my back and that probably works? However, doing that would mean I bought this computer chair mainly for the seating cushion? I do notice the seat is huge as well and seems bigger than a normal seat? Can someone take a look at the dimensions and tell me if that's the case? What I do like is the wheels of the chair though as you can sort of twirl around. However, it doesn't seem to allow you to sit upright in that position even if you lock the lever?

I just bought a Herman Miller Verus (Which? best buy UK) chair with an adjustable lean back. It's pricy but the most comfortable office chair I've owned.

Just a note, many of the chairs I've seen advertised mention gamers and the back is not straight up.

I didn't see a picture of the chair but many chairs have many adjustments, some you pull or push, some you twist, etc. Flip your chair over and look at/for adjustment rods or thingies(highly technical term).

Did you lock the chair while you were sitting in it? My chair can be locked with a straight back but I have to lock it when I'm not sitting in it.

I have a $1000 office chair (Goodwill $20)(bad piston)(fixed to permanent height w PVC tube) has tab that you twist and varies from can't push back to varying degrees of hardness pushing back.
pic it chair adjusters please!!!

newmann said:

Can someone tell me from the pictures and the video, is that how this computer chair suppose to be?

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To answer your question, Yes that is how the chair is supposed to be. If you look closely you can see that the back is not made straight. It leans back.

If we don't know what chair your talking about, it will be difficult to help you out. (My bad I didn't see the link right away).
Most computer chairs that recline should have a lever that you can pull or push and lock at certain position. For regular computer chairs, they are usually located at the right side of the chair.

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Play around with this lever. You can push-pull and rotate this lever to lock the back of the seat in place.

I will post picture of it soon.

There is a lever like in that picture. You can adjust the height of the chair with it. You can push it in to where it tilt locks the chair? When you push it inwards, thee back of the chair doesn't recline. Is that what you mean by it? However, many times the lever seems to be loose because many times when I lean back, it would recline? Reclining is extremely uncomfortable.

Someone said from the picture, this chair does have a lean back. So there is no way to push it forward and have it straightforward then? I don't understand how people want a chair like this? Like 90% of computer chairs have a sort of lean back which makes no sense.

newmann said:

I will post picture of it soon.

There is a lever like in that picture. You can adjust the height of the chair with it. You can push it in to where it tilt locks the chair? When you push it inwards, thee back of the chair doesn't recline. Is that what you mean by it? However, many times the lever seems to be loose because many times when I lean back, it would recline? Reclining is extremely uncomfortable.

Someone said from the picture, this chair does have a lean back. So there is no way to push it forward and have it straightforward then? I don't understand how people want a chair like this? Like 90% of computer chairs have a sort of lean back which makes no sense.

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I would suggest that you read the manual that came with it. Those levers are not the same for all chairs. My Secret Lab chair's recline lock is on the left side.



While the recline adjustment on on the right. And it locks upright or at any angle of recline. If you are not happy with that chair, you may want to invest on something else. You are going to use it everyday so get something that you really like.

I didn't notice the price the first time I clicked on your link. I'm sorry but I find it very hard to believe you actually paid 35 hundred dollars for a chair.

This is not marked solved so I assume you still have the prob. I will post once then gone since too many cooks etc.
@badrobot pointed out in post 9 and circled it. While this rod twists and turns, it also pulls straight out sideways away from the chair. this you will find releases or locks the back motion. hth. as in lay chair on side and pull straight up. Else push straight in. It hard clicks in/out and one position will lock the back. back forward when doing this.

The price is in another currency. The cost is about $130 or so in US dollars.


There is only one lever on the right side of the chair. If you push it up or down, it adjusts the height. If you push it in, it locks the chair to where you can't recline. However, many times when I lean back, it seems it would recline as the lever is loose? This happens a lot. The issue here is I can't get the chair to be completely upright. I don't want any lean back at all. But that is not possible?

if it is loose. no. Get a different chair. Buy from a place where you can easily return (amazon, bestbuy, whatever)

Is it possible that the lever is suppose to be loose? When you push it in, the chair would lock where you can't recline. But a bit later, I notice the lever isn't pushed in that much and thus I could recline. Is it normal for a chair to have one lever for height adjusting and locking? There is only one lever. There are pictures and video of it.

Normal? No. I personally can't tell because I do not have hands on to the item. Befriend someone who is good with physical stuff like that. Let them eyeball it.

newmann said:

The price is in another currency. The cost is about $130 or so in US dollars.

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Now that price is more like it. If that one lever is loose and not locking right you should send it back for a exchange or refund if you still have that option.

Just a note, when you are adjusting the recline feature of any chair, it is important that you lean back on it lightly and lean a bit back and forth to guide the chair to adjust and lock it in place.

I don't know Spanish so I tried to find the chair on the Amazon US site and I can't find it. I can translate the page but not the pictures showing the features. I still say that looking at the pictures the top half of the chair leans back even when not in a reclined position. Between you not feeling comfortable sitting in the chair and the lever being loose, I would send it back if you still can.