Ticova Ergonomic Office Chair – High Back Desk Chair with Adjustable Lumbar Support, Headrest & 3D Armrest – 130°Rocking Mesh Computer Chair

Best Value Chair Holds Up
I work from home and needed a new chair. It was not in the budget for me to get a steelcase or any of the top brands. Many reviewers cited this chair as the best value office chair and I have no complaints. Mostly metal with some composite components it is definitely better than chairs I have paid more for in the past(hence needing one) construction wise. This chair does not pivot from the seat post but rather has a recline mechanism built into the back. My previous chairs have broken at the pivot point so this is a better design that I hope adds to the longevity of the chair.The seat is firm and comfy. The mesh back is also comfortable. Moreso than I thought it would be from the photos. There is height and width adjustments for the arms. They also rotate in/out about 30° each way. The pads are dense polyurethane. They are fairly smooth and the contoured shape makes them comfy enough.Setup is about 20 minutes. Compression casters roll nicely. The headrest and lumbar are both welcome features. I thought I would leave the headrest off initalially but it definitely adds to the comfort of the chair. I’m sure there is equal and possibly better chairs in the sub 300 range but good luck finding them. If you’re tired of overthinking chairs in this range just get this and be done with it. You’ll be happier for it.

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Update: I’ve had the chair almost 2 months and I do really like it. The seat I’ve adjusted to. While it’s not as cushiony as I thought it does it purpose and I’ve had no back pain. I would recommend this chair.assembly was ok, really no instructions but as I’ve assembled chairs before it was ok. The seat isn’t all that comfortable. I just received today and will try it out. I’m not returning as I’m not disassembling it but I will try to adjust. I do like that I can move the lumbar to lower back and that the armrest adjust. If seat had been comfortable I would have given a 5 star.

My old chair’s hydraulics exploded out of the bottom, was in need of a new chair, went though reviews and videos, picked this up, fantastic buy so far.Easy and clear instructioks to build, took me 15 mins from opening the box to finishing building it. Mesh is tight, it’s comfy and very adjustable, you can lean back and rest and it goes nowhere, very stable. Arm rests are padded too.Great chair, deffo recommended.

I’ve been working from home now for a good 2 years and have had a pretty basic office chair. No lumbar support, headrest, adjustable anything or decent padding. Ive gotten around this by using a separate memory foam seat and some cheap foam armrests (which constantly slip off). Time for a new chair! What to buy though? I had a look at the Herman Miller chairs which are top of the range and in some funky designs – costing about £1000! No thanks. So I did some digging and research and what chair consistently came up as the best budget chair was the Ticova. Have a look on YouTube and you will see the same guys (BTODtv) give this the thumbs up. Ive never heard of BTODtv but they are obsessed with chairs. They review all sorts of chairs including the aforementioned Herman Miller chairs.OK so now Ive heard the hype it’s time to buy one. I got this for £150 of Amazon (it was £200 but had a free £50 voucher) I guess like a money off the sale price thing. I had a look on the price history for this and Ive seen it as high as £300).The delivery was 3 weeks which was kind of surprising for Amazon, however within 4 days Mr Amazon Delivery Driver dropped it off!Product Review::In terms of context I’m an average sized man in the UK so you may want to adjust your perception of the review based on your own height etc.:Installation:Installation was really a breeze, I’m pretty useless at this sort of stuff, but even I managed to put it together in less than 15 minutes. The instructions are basic, but easy to follow,Build Quality:This chair is satisfyingly heavy. The legs of the chair are heavy, solid and wide. No cheap plastic legs here, this things built to last! The frame is solid too, you will struggle to pick this chair up, it’s a beast!Ive always had a problem with comfort and functionality in office chairs., Hard seats, rock hard armrests or ramrod backs with no adjustability. This has none of those issues. Ive broken this down into what I think most people will consider when buying a chair: Armrests: These are fairly hard – but not hard plastic – they are a tough pliable material, you can dig your thumb in and there will be a slow bounce back . There is some give to them and they are wide- wide enough to comfortably rest your entire forearm.. If the armrests were too soft I could imagine over time they would lose their softness and become flat. These armrests will last forever and are comfortable to the extent you don’t even notice them. You can pull them up and push them down ( individually ) to the desired height. You can twist them so they face inwards or outwards. Your can pull them forwards and backwards a few inches. The only thing you can’t adjust is how far away they initially are from yourself. This is set when you install the arms on the frame – so bare this in mind when you put the chair together. Seat padding: I must have thrown away countless chairs due to this issue. Why do manufacturers skimp on seat padding when it’s probably the most important comfort aspect in a chair? This chair is different – it has a satisfying thick medium firm padding, I’d say around 3-4 inches. No issues here it’s so good you can sit for hours and not notice any discomfort. Apologies for any non football fans but they say if you don’t notice the referee he’s been a good referee. The same applies here, you don’t notice the seat so it must be a good seat! Headrest: This is really comfortable. Most of the time I don’t notice it but when you lay back in the chair for a rest and the headrest comes into contact with your head and neck it’s like having a mini head and neck massage! It has a nice contour and padding. The headrest can move vertically up and down with quite a large range (about 6-7 inches). It also tilts to almost any angle for perfect alignment. Back: This has a wide contoured back mesh. Ive never had mesh back before so was a bit concerned it would be hard and uncomfortable. I’m used to padded soft backs (which is probably why Ive had back problems in the past). The mesh back felt comfortable and cool compared to the leather(ette) backings which tend to feel hot and sweaty after a while. It did feel a little like I was being ‘postured’ by the chair. The lower half of the chair felt like it was holding my back in place which I originally put down to the lumbar support being too aggressive but with this effectively ‘turned off’ – more on this later – it was still present. I still felt a weird grabbing feeling around my waist. After 3 days this weird posturing feeling completely disappeared. I can only put this down to I have been sitting slumped in unsuitable chairs for many years and this chair is ergonomically designed to rectify this. I suspect (though its early days – my back problems will be greatly reduced with this chair). Lumbar Support: This kind of follows on from above, but this feature is very unusual for a chair in this price range. It’s essentially a curved plastic within the back itself that you can move up and down, and also tighten with a handle (anti clockwise makes the lumbar support push more into your back and clock wise moves the support away hence lessening the lumbar support). When I first got the chair I didn’t like this one bit, but now I’m used to it Ive found myself increasing the lumbar support.Another thumbs up here! Reclining: This is another plus for the chair, The recline goes a satisfying way back that its not too much that you’re are going to tip the chair over but enough to feel you can stretch out on it. I went to IKEA recently (researching chairs – obsessed I know) and was surprised to find most of the recline on the chairs were really restrictive, and only reclined back a few inches. This chair wont disappoint. There’s essentially 3 positions, One is an incline where you can rock a few inches back and forth ( I have this set most of the time ) and can be locked in place with the right hand lever. One where you can rock way back all the way, and one where you would be ramrod straight (no thanks!). There’s also a twist control on the base of the chair which controls how hard or easy the chair will recline back which is another bonus. Up/down: Im sure theres a technical term for this but essentially its the ability to move your chair up and down. Erm.. it works and it’s solid. Ive had chairs in the past which slowly lower down to the point you suddenly realize your several inches lower down than when you started. This doesn’t appear to have that issue though time will tell. It just works, and going on the quality of the chair it should last.Overall then I’m really amazed with the quality of this chair for the price which easily should be in the 300-400 price range. It’s no Herman Miller, but for a solid chair with lots of adjustable features you wont be disappointed.