I preface this review with the fact I actually really enjoyed the chair up until the last few weeks. I purchased the X-Large as I am a 6'3 240 lb man and it has been unbelievably comfortable and was very easily assembled. Roughly 3 weeks ago, I was leaning back slightly and felt the chair give out completely. I thought maybe the reclining function had become loose but when I looked, I could freely move the back of the chair without using the lever. I then started pulling covers off thinking I may have sheared a bolt (I would hope would hold up more than a year but….) again this wasn't the case.
Finally I unzipped the back to find the metal bracing had actually bent as seen in the pictures. This is making it so that you cannot lean back in the chair, else it will slip off the bent L-bracing causing the back to almost slid completely off the back of the chair, along with you.
I am always fairly delicate with my gaming chairs and had never had something like this occur. Generally I'm sitting fairly upright but do lean back on occasion which is how I found this flaw as I fell out of the seat. I don't slam back and again am pretty gentle so if this chair can't stand up to that, I can't imagine what someone that was a little more aggressive than I.
I originally would have given this chair 4 – 4.5 stars, but knowing that you will only get less than a year out of it…. I have to give it 1 especially at the price i could have gotten a much cheaper office chair that would have lasted longer.
Hope this helps.
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