In general, office chairs have a weight capacity of around 200 pounds. at a glance: our top 5 picks for office chairs for heavy people Best Office Chair: Herman Miller Aeron Ergonomic Chair - Size C Best Executive Chair: Serta Big & Tall Office Chair Most Ergonomic Chair: Steelcase Leap Plus...
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Well, you didn't define what "affordable" meant.
Look at you trying to help a self-professed non-ergonomic guy....with an "ergonomics.com" website.
Actually, I have owned that exact Herman Miller (hoo boy $$$) that I went to their distributor a couple hours
away and got "fitted" for. Custom-built, you know.... well, that rascal didn't last 24 hours once in place here
at the house.
I really wanted that one to work, USA-built and all....blamed myself when it didn't.
A more youthful - or perhaps, more fit in general - person would probably love it.
My sciatica-riddled, cut up and permanently warped older human chassis did not.
The rest of that list is the usual assortment of the same basic Chinese chair sold everywhere - and I've owned
a ton of them over the years for sure. Serviceable, never comfortable - and short-lived, as the cheap upholstery
materials gave way fairly quickly.
You put up with them long enough to "get your moneys' worth" out of them and then off to the new one...
Rinse. Lather. Repeat.
Got a brand new one sitting next to me right now in fact, the latest "this one felt fine in the store" iteration.
Notice that I said "sitting next to me" - as in my arse isn't in it.
So very disappointed again - with myself for believing, once again.
The exception to that list may be the Steelcase. Obvious quality improvements, adjustments that sound like
they might be the ticket - and a hefty price tag to go with it, of course.
Still, I'd love to try one - but in this region, the only way that happens is to order one, sadly.
Just like with cars, I won't buy one I haven't personally laid hands (or ***) on, though.
Thanks for trying, appreciate the help all the same - but I'm at advanced, too many hours spent levels of
research at this point on the damn subject.