I've used a Freedom a lot, and the foam is quite thick and was still 'springy' on my chair, but that depends on age. How old were the Freedom chairs you were looking at?I'm looking for a refurbished Humanscale Freedom or Steelcase Leap in leather. For those who have them what is the seat padding like? Is it very thin or does it offer a lot of cushioning? Thanks.
The Freedom has a sticker on underside of seat which says manufacture date - could ask the seller. The foam often becomes too soft on older, well used, chairs.Thanks. Hard to tell age as they are online resellers.
ThanksThe Freedom has a sticker on underside of seat which says manufacture date - could ask the seller. The foam often becomes too soft on older, well used, chairs.
I took a risk on a relatively cheap Humanscale Freedom. I have to say it's a really lovely chair. It had been recently recovered and has a very comfortable soft black faux suede material. It also has what appears to be optional chrome metalwork. So it looks fantastic (a few marks here and there).
I haven't used it yet as I want to get the arms fixed first, or try to return it if that is not feasible. I will get some pics tomorrow or at the weekend as I'm not at home right now.Any pics of the chair? And also how you've found it overall. Been looking at them for a while on a refurb site and i like the idea of having a headrest over the herman miller refurbed options!
I haven't used it yet as I want to get the arms fixed first, or try to return it if that is not feasible. I will get some pics tomorrow or at the weekend as I'm not at home right now.
First impressions are that it's really a lovely chair. I use a Herman Miller Aeron at work and prefer the Humanscale Freedom... so far. I am 5ft 8in and it fits me perfectly. Apparently the designer says they are aimed at most sized people but don't work so well if very small or very large. Like you, no headrest is a deal breaker for me at home and this feels very comfortable. It feels much nicer quality than the cheap office chair I have been using at home so far. I can see that the automatically adjusting headrest when reclining is going to be great for my use.
It also looks good so when sat in a nice environment it will add to it rather than look too bulky.
Thanks. I love the recline. It's the best part of the chair.How are you finding the weigh sensitive recline? If you want a stiffer motion, you can tighten with allen key at back underside of chair.
I am afraid I am going to say that I can't recommend this chair. It looks to me like most of them will suffer this issue eventually.
Yes my only gripe so far. But having taken it apart inside the frame and looking at the way the arms work, all of a persons weight on the arms will lean on a few small metal pieces (that weight will be multiplied by the pivotal force on the arm mechanism). I am not an engineer but to me it looks a poor design choice.Is this really your only gripe though? If so then at refurb prices it's probably still a worthwhile investment. I'm still leaning toward one of these over a noblechairs or similar!
Do you think the backrest would be too low to be properly supportive of upper back/shoulders if the headrest wasn't there?I've got a Please and a Leap 2 with headrest at home and a Leap 2 and a HS Freedom in the office (all from 2ndhnd)
The Leap beats the Please for comfort and support, but the Humanscale Freedom has the best headrest hands down, the back is really supportive and the arms are softer.
When it comes to replace either of the chairs at home, I'll probably get a Freedom.
The back of the freedom is supportive, but the recline would be pretty crap without the headrest. As you recline, the headrest moves forward keeping your head in the ideal position. Sounds a bit weird and does take a little getting used to, but I think it's great.Do you think the backrest would be too low to be properly supportive of upper back/shoulders if the headrest wasn't there?