When Sihoo reached out to me to check out its C300 Professional workplace chair, I believed, why not? So what if it’s not a motorbike? The reality is, I spend extra hours sitting in a chair in my research than on the saddle of my bike.
So naturally, I’d prefer to have my chair consolation sorted. However right here’s the factor: Spending hours on bikes, an excellent chunk of that are completely uncomfortable past an hour, my baseline expectations from my workplace chairs have been comparatively low.
That’s, till I attempted the C300 Professional. Effectively-built, sturdy, modern, and most significantly, extraordinarily adjustable. I used to be spoiled. I sat on it for a day and thought, “not dangerous.” On the finish of the second day, I stated to myself, “That is really good.” By the third day, I had put my older workplace chair within the trunk of my automobile to go it on to a buddy. I had purchased into what Sihoo had achieved with its chair.
It got here properly filled with clear directions alongside. It took me an hour to place the entire thing collectively and roll it into my research, and right here I’m every week from then sharing my two cents on it.
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Now Sihoo has been producing ergonomic workplace and gaming furnishings for the higher a part of the final 15 years. Apparently, the C300 – the chair on which the newer Professional model relies – has bought in huge numbers. And I can see why. The Professional now provides fairly a good bit of extras on high for round $70 extra on the time of writing.
Let’s rapidly undergo the specs. So the C300 Professional weighs 55.34 lb (25 kg) and has a weight capability of 300 lb (136 kg). It options an computerized lumbar help, versatile headrest and seat depth, alongside 6D armrests. It incorporates a mesh again, a mesh seat, and PU-coated armrests.
These armrests transfer up and down, left and proper, ahead and again, and out and in. That’s wild for somebody who was used to a chair that had just about mounted armrests.
Aside from the armrests, the chair provides a whole lot of changes to configure, and funnily sufficient, not all have been obvious after I first began utilizing the chair. There’s a small grasp deal with on the fitting aspect just under the seat, which controls the recline angle, the seat depth, and the general chair peak.
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I’m a 6-foot-tall (183-cm), 195-lb (89 kg) man, and the chair feels extraordinarily comfy for my broad construct. The backrest provides 105, 120, and 135-degree choices of an incremental locking operate – a function I personally have subsequent to no use for. However nonetheless, it’s good to have it.
Talking of recline, I discovered the recline angle of 135 levels the very best of all of the chairs I’ve ever owned – good for small breaks to lean again and chill out. It’s so comfy that I ended up taking a nap the opposite day.
The seat depth varies from 16.81 to 17.76 inches (426.9 to 451.1 mm), whereas the seat peak could be adjusted from 18.11 to 22.32 inches (459.74 to 566.9 mm). As for the seat itself, it’s 20.28 inches (515.1 mm) huge – loads huge for my fats backside.
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The one factor I discovered lacking was help for legs for leaning all the best way again. Effectively, apparently, Sihoo already considered that. There’s a “footrest” model of the C300 Professional that provides a pull-out footrest to the identical chair. Though you’ll must shell out $80 extra. Yikes.
Whereas seated, I do discover the mesh higher than a conventional padded seat. The lumbar robotically strikes as per your construct, due to one thing that Sihoo calls the Physique Motion (BM) Monitoring System.
With out the necessity for guide changes, this technique robotically adapts to your backbone’s contours to supply fixed help. I’ve to confess, it’s a function I took a couple of days to get used to. However now that I’ve, I do not suppose I can ever return to a guide lumbar ever.
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One other factor I like about this chair is the versatile backrest, which additionally strikes organically with you. It simply adjusts to each change in my posture, in distinction to typical chairs, the place you need to manually tinker with them to swimsuit numerous conditions.
I like what Sihoo has achieved with the seat cushion as effectively. Due to its waterfall design, my weight is distributed evenly, relieving strain on my legs and avoiding discomfort after I sit for prolonged intervals of time. No numb buttocks anymore!
As for the design, I believe it appears fairly good for the way it’s priced. It isn’t cumbersome like gaming chairs, however neither does it give a gross sales workplace vibe on the identical time. It doesn’t look misplaced in my research, and I can positively see it being at house in government suites and co-working areas.
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For US$349.99, I believe the C300 Professional provides an distinctive worth for cash. It is well-built, handsome, comfy, and most significantly, filled with all of the options you’d need out of an workplace chair.
Proper then, time for me to depart the consolation of the soft chair and hop on my bike’s not-as-comfortable seat.
Supply: Sihoo
