I just bought this chair and u were right about everything! Premium materials, comfy and ergonomic as hell. Overall really good bang for ur buck. Thanks for the recommendation 🥰
@@AbdelhamidZekri91 It’s held up pretty well. The mesh and everything still looks and feels brand new. The main thing I’ve noticed is that it really forces u to keep a good posture. R u planning to buy it?
@@DarkStar27182 Yes ! I'm actually torn between this and the markus, trying to make up my mind based off ergonomy and durability. Have you by any chance tried both ?
@@AbdelhamidZekri91 I tried my mate’s Markus once, but that was some time ago, so I’m not sure if I can give a good opinion on it compared to the styrspel. Although I’d probs say the styrspel is better, I’m very biased. I’d recommend trying both at an ikea store if u haven’t already. They’re both great budget options.
@@DarkStar27182 Thanks fam, will certainly do sometime in the week end. Markus seems like the secure pick, but I really like the Styrspel ahah Thanks for your help.
I was waiting for this chair review by someone.. please do another review after a month usage 🙏🏻 like how comfortable is after sitting long durations Thank you
It was my pleasure. The reason i made this review is because i couldn't find it myself, so i wanted to ease your pain 😆 I've been using it for 8 hours every day last 10 days, and it's really comfortable, i really think you can't go wrong with this one. Thanks for idea, i'll probably make that video. ✌️
How is the chair holding up after 10 months of use ? did the mesh on the base start to tear up or anything ? some people reported their butts started touching the metal underneath it after a few days of use.
Well done to Ikea for bringing out an affordable mesh chair. Some potential downers though are the headrest looks really flimsy, they should have used the strong adjustable Matchspel mesh headrest, and the arms tilt up when you recline.
It's affordable for sure, and perhaps better than the famous Staples Hyken mesh chair, although it does humour me that the OP considers this chair to be of a "premium" quality.
Here I was sitting in this chair that I just got how I like everything about it - aesthetics, feel etc... but I can't recline in it. I got it second hand but new and hence I didn't have the user's manual. I just left a comment on another review about this and then jumped to your video to skim it. Then I saw you reclining in it by pulling the lever. So happy hahahah When I sit too straight it becomes uncomfortable after a while. This makes it great to rest up my psoas. Thank you for your review. Definitely worth it. I got it for $130.
Very nice review! I am thinking of buying it too but I only have thoughts about the mesh on the seat and if it's going to last. How is yours going? Do you use the chair on every day basis?
Terrible, especially the head rest, I am 187 cm tall and Markus or JÄRVFJÄLLET is a wayyyy beter option. Note that on JÄRVFJÄLLET you can slide the seat part to the front by around 10 cm which makes the seat "deeper" for tall guys like us. Markus does not have that option but it has adjustable arm rests (they lock when adjusting up/down but do not have a lock option with forward/backward so they tend to slide if you lean on the too hard). Also the biggest let down with JÄRVFJÄLLET is that it only comes in leather (even though real leather according to IKEA).
I just assembled the thing. You slide the "hole" of the head rest on top of the notch of the back support and tilt rhe head rest backwardsj and screw the pz!!! screw. Everything aligns perfectly. If you have problems there must be a defect. I actually expected there to be a problem on this part of assembly but no, it just worked!
I had the same problem, spent over an hour trying to put in the one small screw for the headrest. I ended up placing the chair back onto the table again, upside down with the headrest in the lowest position. I found all the screw threads hard to get started, so before assembling pre-install the screws in the holes and then back them out.
My dumbass haven't realised you can lean back, adjust lumbar support or move armrest forward/backwards in a week. It changed my perspective on the chairs quality dramatically. Thank you so much bro
Alright, I saw some other reviews and let me weight in. Let me know if I'm wrong. 1. only the back rest moves, the seat does not, so you will never be able to keep one angle between your legs and torso, legs will always be perfectly horizontal 2. no weight adjustable lean function, meaning you can only use the 5 predefined positions, you wont be able to swing 3. arm rests, on the other hand, don't stay horizontal with the seat, but they move with the back rest, so they are almost always in a bad position (never level with the table) 4. base of the chair is so robust, you will always bumb into it with the feet, its just aaaaalways in the way 5. it has those stupid brake wheels which also my utelspelare had, which was the first thing I replaced.If you dont want your floor scratched, you will do the same 6. head rest is connected with a plastic platform, this wears our fairly soon and the head rest keeps falling down on its own Am I wrong on any of these?
@@jozeftengeri6197 thats precisely what im trying to find out. i bought this styrspel and got rid of those stupid locking wheels, but every time I want to turn the chair to me, or move it in any way, those stupid armrests rotate willy nilly. super annoying. same with the operating sticks below - always hitting my calfs, and the base - always in the way, no matter where i put my feet. i tried fixing it in anothe base, from a mercury chair, but that kept it a solid 3-4 inches lower, which was a no go.
Hello. Very interesting video, could you tell how tall are you? And I would like to know your opinion about what is the maximum height for this chair. Thank you.
Hey Kristian 👋 Sure, i'm 190cm (6,23ft). I usually sit at maximum height, with my knees at 90°, so if you're taller i think it will suit you with a little change of knee angle. Unless you're like 7ft, in that case look for bigger one✌️
I had the same problem :'). I guess you figured it out by now, but just in case. You have a little hook at the back, attach headrest to that, and then use the smallest screw. 🔩🪛
@@mindsetpill yeah somehow fixed it 🤦🏻♀️, it took like 2 hours just to fix the headrest . Screw was not fitting in properly. The worst case scenario is one can fix it with a simple plastic zip ties😃 is my opinion.
Uhh I have a bit of a problem with the headrest, how did you fix it? I'm trying all I can, but the little hook in the back will just NOT connect to the headrest. It can rest on top of it, but the two small plastic protrusions at the left and right of the headrest's attachment part make it impossible to get it in far enough.
Was waiting for someone to review this and glad you approve. BTW You have a great youtube personality and I highly recommend you invest in some better audio and video gear. Hope the best for you man!
@@shinrakazuki3033Went to ikea to check it out and bought it too right after i commented. Looks like it's holding up, much better for my back than that stupid bucket seat gaming scam i had before...
@@shinrakazuki3033 Glad to hear that, I'm actually trying to decide between this one and the Markus. could you please update me on how it's holding up now ?
Bro i have the same problem. First i loved it than it became annoying. I didn't try disabling it, and i wasn't home this past week so i can't tell.. Did you try disabling it, is it possible?
@@mindsetpill no idea, I think I'll make an query to IKEA about that because for me is no go. I have to pretty often move my chair around when not sitting on it
@@mindsetpillYou can replace the chair castor wheels with chair gliders/feet. They come with felt pads so they easily move on hard floors but stay put when you're sitting on them. Ikea typically uses 10mm stems not 11mm. 10mm stem and 33mm diameter in a stainless steel finish for a set of five costs about £12 in the UK so less than 5% the chairs cost and look so much better than the tacky plastic wheels.
My cheap chair broke down some weeks ago, and I've been using a diner table chair ever since and it's just breaking my back. I was thinking about going all in and buy one of those REALLY expensive chair and be done with it for a while, but almost none of them had a mesh seat, I think the only one I found was an Herman Miller but I'm not spending near 1K over a chair. Then I stumbled across this chair and it actually looks nice, thank you for your review, I'll probably check it out in the coming days at the IKEA nearby hoping it will actually be good.
The height would be ok, but i'm not sure about the armrest, maybe it would be a little bit wider than you need it. If there's a possibility, i recommend you to go to the store and try it out before buying it.✌️
I was Waiting for a review for this chair for a couple of days until my ass said “I can’t anymore” and now I have the purple&black on the way(there was no black/black or grey option)
You're actually kidding yourself if you think the quality of this chair compares to the Aeron. I'm not sure if you've ever sat in an Aeron before or even looked at its build, but it's a chair widely available on the used market, because of how solid the build quality is. Even the Mirra 2 is much more premium than this IKEA chair, and it doesn't even cost £1000.
Last saturday i went to Ikea with the intention of buying a markus. Didn't know Styrspel existed and found it by chance while trying the markus. Well, I tried it and I was amazed, beautiful chair and incredibly comfortable. Not necessary to say I bought it.
This chair is garbage for the price you pay, zero foam inserts, the lumbar "support" is a cheap plastic piece making this chair look like a decommissioned medical chair. Also the biggest deal-breaker is that arm rests have faux leather on them = cracks and flaking within a few months. They should have went with all plastic or rubber wraps.
of course it can are you serious ? IT IS MADE OF MESH it would be like a christmas present for a cat that is not declawed.How can you ask such dumb questions ?
I just bought this chair and u were right about everything! Premium materials, comfy and ergonomic as hell. Overall really good bang for ur buck. Thanks for the recommendation 🥰
Hi ! how does the chair feel after 6 months of use ? is the mesh still intact and comfortable ?
@@AbdelhamidZekri91 It’s held up pretty well. The mesh and everything still looks and feels brand new. The main thing I’ve noticed is that it really forces u to keep a good posture. R u planning to buy it?
@@DarkStar27182
Yes ! I'm actually torn between this and the markus, trying to make up my mind based off ergonomy and durability.
Have you by any chance tried both ?
@@AbdelhamidZekri91 I tried my mate’s Markus once, but that was some time ago, so I’m not sure if I can give a good opinion on it compared to the styrspel. Although I’d probs say the styrspel is better, I’m very biased. I’d recommend trying both at an ikea store if u haven’t already. They’re both great budget options.
@@DarkStar27182 Thanks fam, will certainly do sometime in the week end. Markus seems like the secure pick, but I really like the Styrspel ahah
Thanks for your help.
I was waiting for this chair review by someone.. please do another review after a month usage 🙏🏻 like how comfortable is after sitting long durations
Thank you
It was my pleasure. The reason i made this review is because i couldn't find it myself, so i wanted to ease your pain 😆
I've been using it for 8 hours every day last 10 days, and it's really comfortable, i really think you can't go wrong with this one. Thanks for idea, i'll probably make that video. ✌️
@@mindsetpill cant wait to get the Styrspel Herman Miller clone 😅😁
can you tell us about the mesh, how it's holding up so far, that's my main concern regarding this chair :)
I wish this came in better colors, not a fan of color combination ikea are using.
Ikr they would be better of with a all black/white chair, but they got all Grey atleast.
No all black version. This is a miss from me
Yjx for vid Theres no locking mechanism to the stand? Doesnt the stand just fall off when you lift it
nice review! does the mesh on this chair have a chemical smell or anything like that?
How is the chair holding up after 10 months of use ? did the mesh on the base start to tear up or anything ? some people reported their butts started touching the metal underneath it after a few days of use.
Got it for a year. It's all fine.
I'm not surprised, 99% of mesh chairs at this price point utilise a low quality mesh.
I bought this chair because of your review.
Thank you.
How is it? Now i mean
@@idzkk for me still good
Well done to Ikea for bringing out an affordable mesh chair. Some potential downers though are the headrest looks really flimsy, they should have used the strong adjustable Matchspel mesh headrest, and the arms tilt up when you recline.
It's affordable for sure, and perhaps better than the famous Staples Hyken mesh chair, although it does humour me that the OP considers this chair to be of a "premium" quality.
There are other mesh chairs which are half the price on Ikea's site
Can you do a 4 months update on the chair?
I'm not sure if you have a guitar, but if you do, can you please check if you'd be comfortable w/ playing a guitar w/ the arms?
Here I was sitting in this chair that I just got how I like everything about it - aesthetics, feel etc... but I can't recline in it.
I got it second hand but new and hence I didn't have the user's manual.
I just left a comment on another review about this and then jumped to your video to skim it. Then I saw you reclining in it by pulling the lever.
So happy hahahah
When I sit too straight it becomes uncomfortable after a while. This makes it great to rest up my psoas.
Thank you for your review. Definitely worth it. I got it for $130.
Very nice review! I am thinking of buying it too but I only have thoughts about the mesh on the seat and if it's going to last. How is yours going? Do you use the chair on every day basis?
You forgot to mention that the armrests can be adjusted by turning and that they slide back and forth.
Hey bro what's the sizing on the chair like? Would it work for taller people (I'm 6ft)
Terrible, especially the head rest, I am 187 cm tall and Markus or JÄRVFJÄLLET is a wayyyy beter option. Note that on JÄRVFJÄLLET you can slide the seat part to the front by around 10 cm which makes the seat "deeper" for tall guys like us. Markus does not have that option but it has adjustable arm rests (they lock when adjusting up/down but do not have a lock option with forward/backward so they tend to slide if you lean on the too hard). Also the biggest let down with JÄRVFJÄLLET is that it only comes in leather (even though real leather according to IKEA).
Thanks for the review. I have one question, did u try crossing ur legs on it ? how did it feel?
It doesn't have hard seat edges like the Aeron so it'll probably be fine.
I'm looking for comfy chairs and damn your video was so good that now I want this chair, thank you for sharing!
How did you manage to put screw in the head rest? I m trying to assemble for days and stuck at not able to align head rest& under screw.
I just assembled the thing. You slide the "hole" of the head rest on top of the notch of the back support and tilt rhe head rest backwardsj and screw the pz!!! screw. Everything aligns perfectly. If you have problems there must be a defect. I actually expected there to be a problem on this part of assembly but no, it just worked!
I had the same problem, spent over an hour trying to put in the one small screw for the headrest. I ended up placing the chair back onto the table again, upside down with the headrest in the lowest position. I found all the screw threads hard to get started, so before assembling pre-install the screws in the holes and then back them out.
If you don't mind me asking, what is your height?
My dumbass haven't realised you can lean back, adjust lumbar support or move armrest forward/backwards in a week. It changed my perspective on the chairs quality dramatically. Thank you so much bro
Your welcome 😁
You would have known all of this straight away if you cared to read the manual that comes in the box. Congrats.
you have much work to do on yourself if you need a video to figure out the controls of a fucking chair....your basically an NPC.
Alright, I saw some other reviews and let me weight in. Let me know if I'm wrong.
1. only the back rest moves, the seat does not, so you will never be able to keep one angle between your legs and torso, legs will always be perfectly horizontal
2. no weight adjustable lean function, meaning you can only use the 5 predefined positions, you wont be able to swing
3. arm rests, on the other hand, don't stay horizontal with the seat, but they move with the back rest, so they are almost always in a bad position (never level with the table)
4. base of the chair is so robust, you will always bumb into it with the feet, its just aaaaalways in the way
5. it has those stupid brake wheels which also my utelspelare had, which was the first thing I replaced.If you dont want your floor scratched, you will do the same
6. head rest is connected with a plastic platform, this wears our fairly soon and the head rest keeps falling down on its own
Am I wrong on any of these?
you right, so which chair is better without this issues and it is mesh?
@@jozeftengeri6197 thats precisely what im trying to find out. i bought this styrspel and got rid of those stupid locking wheels, but every time I want to turn the chair to me, or move it in any way, those stupid armrests rotate willy nilly. super annoying. same with the operating sticks below - always hitting my calfs, and the base - always in the way, no matter where i put my feet. i tried fixing it in anothe base, from a mercury chair, but that kept it a solid 3-4 inches lower, which was a no go.
Thanks for the video. Does the chair get hot after long hours of sitting?
Your welcome. Not at all, mesh is made really well. 🙂
Stupid question lol, it's literally a mesh chair.
@@StardustLegacyFighter Yeah well not everyone has used a mesh chair before so pipe down lad.
@@WolfOfJustice Fair enough if they've never seen one, but I mean it's fairly obvious if you have.
Hello. Very interesting video, could you tell how tall are you? And I would like to know your opinion about what is the maximum height for this chair. Thank you.
Hey Kristian 👋 Sure, i'm 190cm (6,23ft). I usually sit at maximum height, with my knees at 90°, so if you're taller i think it will suit you with a little change of knee angle. Unless you're like 7ft, in that case look for bigger one✌️
@@mindsetpill thanks for answer, actually I'm 191cm, so this chair could be my choice.
How is it now after 5 months :) ?
How did u fix the headrest!??? It’s hard to get that part fix 😢
I had the same problem :'). I guess you figured it out by now, but just in case. You have a little hook at the back, attach headrest to that, and then use the smallest screw. 🔩🪛
@@mindsetpill yeah somehow fixed it 🤦🏻♀️, it took like 2 hours just to fix the headrest . Screw was not fitting in properly.
The worst case scenario is one can fix it with a simple plastic zip ties😃 is my opinion.
@@skaburbian9540 thank you, anyway I fixed it . But the headrest itself was a Herculean task 😁.
Uhh I have a bit of a problem with the headrest, how did you fix it? I'm trying all I can, but the little hook in the back will just NOT connect to the headrest. It can rest on top of it, but the two small plastic protrusions at the left and right of the headrest's attachment part make it impossible to get it in far enough.
Turns out it was defective, and I'm getting a new headrest from them 😅
thank you for the review, very helpful information,
What is your height?
Your welcome. I'm 190cm 🙂
Was waiting for someone to review this and glad you approve. BTW You have a great youtube personality and I highly recommend you invest in some better audio and video gear. Hope the best for you man!
Thank you for support! I'll follow your advice 🙏
For double the price, this doesn't really look alot better quality wise than my leather markus
how is the mesh holding up?
I've had it for about 6 months and it looks like new lol
@@shinrakazuki3033Went to ikea to check it out and bought it too right after i commented. Looks like it's holding up, much better for my back than that stupid bucket seat gaming scam i had before...
@@shinrakazuki3033 Glad to hear that, I'm actually trying to decide between this one and the Markus.
could you please update me on how it's holding up now ?
@@AbdelhamidZekri91 still like new lol
@@shinrakazuki3033Lol, still like new because you haven't even sat in it once. 😂
Hows it holding up?
The chair is amazing, but bloody hell that headrest sucks. Wait for the next iteration where they put 2 screws instead of 1
Sitting here and thinking order or not, I think to give IKEA a chance. thanks for the review :)
Thank you from Türkiye 😃🙏🏻 Today,I bought this chair but I don’t understand back rest than I watched your video,I can do it yesss thank you so much 🙏🏻
Hi is it possible to disable that break when you don't sit in the chair I find it ridiculous that I can't move my chair when not sitting on it. Thanks
Bro i have the same problem. First i loved it than it became annoying. I didn't try disabling it, and i wasn't home this past week so i can't tell.. Did you try disabling it, is it possible?
@@mindsetpill no idea, I think I'll make an query to IKEA about that because for me is no go. I have to pretty often move my chair around when not sitting on it
@@mindsetpillYou can replace the chair castor wheels with chair gliders/feet. They come with felt pads so they easily move on hard floors but stay put when you're sitting on them. Ikea typically uses 10mm stems not 11mm. 10mm stem and 33mm diameter in a stainless steel finish for a set of five costs about £12 in the UK so less than 5% the chairs cost and look so much better than the tacky plastic wheels.
My cheap chair broke down some weeks ago, and I've been using a diner table chair ever since and it's just breaking my back. I was thinking about going all in and buy one of those REALLY expensive chair and be done with it for a while, but almost none of them had a mesh seat, I think the only one I found was an Herman Miller but I'm not spending near 1K over a chair. Then I stumbled across this chair and it actually looks nice, thank you for your review, I'll probably check it out in the coming days at the IKEA nearby hoping it will actually be good.
Still loving the chair?
Yup🙂
Thank you for the review!!
Your welcome. Hope i helped you to decide 🙂
Do you think this chair is suitable for 5'8
The height would be ok, but i'm not sure about the armrest, maybe it would be a little bit wider than you need it. If there's a possibility, i recommend you to go to the store and try it out before buying it.✌️
I was Waiting for a review for this chair for a couple of days until my ass said “I can’t anymore” and now I have the purple&black on the way(there was no black/black or grey option)
It was the same with me, i order it without seeing any review and it turned out great. Hope you will like it to 😁
Hi, how do you like the chair if its already arrived and how is the purple/black looks in person? Im really considering buying it.
You're actually kidding yourself if you think the quality of this chair compares to the Aeron.
I'm not sure if you've ever sat in an Aeron before or even looked at its build, but it's a chair widely available on the used market, because of how solid the build quality is.
Even the Mirra 2 is much more premium than this IKEA chair, and it doesn't even cost £1000.
I mean isn't the Mirra 2 like 5x the price though?
@@WolfOfJustice And?
It's literally 10 times the chair and comes with a 12 year warranty, unlike the 3 years offered on the IKEA chair.
you cant feel any of the metal on your legs or back?
How much warranty ?
I think 3 years in my country
Last saturday i went to Ikea with the intention of buying a markus.
Didn't know Styrspel existed and found it by chance while trying the markus. Well, I tried it and I was amazed, beautiful chair and incredibly comfortable.
Not necessary to say I bought it.
I just did the same. How are you getting on 1 month later?
im now 10\10 to going to buy one
It's a really good looking chair.
everything i wanted to know fast af
Did ikea giv free chair ;)
I wish 😣
I'm returing my chair tomorrow. It feels unconfortable after longer period of time.
Sandelye kötü mü?
@@akifozkalayyep
Thank you man
Your welcome 😃
This chair is garbage for the price you pay, zero foam inserts, the lumbar "support" is a cheap plastic piece making this chair look like a decommissioned medical chair. Also the biggest deal-breaker is that arm rests have faux leather on them = cracks and flaking within a few months. They should have went with all plastic or rubber wraps.
It's an IKEA chair, what did you expect?
nice review, thx
No es una buena silla!...NO debemos recomendarla.
nice video thanks
could a cat destroy it ?
of course it can are you serious ? IT IS MADE OF MESH it would be like a christmas present for a cat that is not declawed.How can you ask such dumb questions ?
nothing buget about that chair