Being a 6-foot person myself, I found both to be enough. The Leap’s still provided enough width for a majority of the users. The second difference is that the Gesture’s armrests have a wider width adjustment meaning you can get the exact armrest position for more people. The Leap’s armrests are located in the rear half of the seat making it hard to completely move them away although you could simply push them down completely. The two differences between the armrests are that the armrests on the Gesture are anchored at the back of the seat and can thus be completely moved out of the way. Both come with 4D adjustments which means you can adjust their height, depth, width and pivoting angles. The cushioning on the armrests is similar and just right for most users in terms of the thickness of the top part of the armrests.
The aspect that gives the Leap the win in this category is the fact that you can’t lock the tension of the Gesture’s back support in a specific position without first increasing the tilt tension like it is on the Leap.īoth chairs come with comfortable and highly adjustable armrests. The lumbar support for the Gesture can also be moved up and down allowing for the exact lumbar support for each user. The lumbar region on this chair isn’t as noticeable as that of the Leap although it still provides firm support for your back. It also has the LiveBack technology found in the Leap. You still won’t get back pain even for long periods of use with this chair as I tested it. The Gesture’s back support didn’t score so poorly since it outdoes lots of chairs in this category. You also get to adjust the height of the lumbar support to exactly where you want it. Secondly, the Leap has provision to adjust the tension of the lumbar support. This technology provides a firm support for the lower back while allowing the upper back to move around a bit more. From the tests I carried out, the verdict was that you get better support and more adjustment options with the Leap than the Gesture.įirst of all, the Leap comes with the LiveBack technology which means the chair’s back adapts to the shape of the back in real-time. The backrests for both chairs are well-designed and provide great support although the Steelcase Leap has a better backrest than that of the Steelcase Gesture. This further helps reduce the pressure on the back of the legs besides helping the user to properly reach their desk. You can also adjust the depth of the seat of either chair back and forth as you see fit. This motion is as much as 1.5 inches up and down in some chairs such as the Steelcase Leap V2. Secondly, the seats of both chairs come with flexible edges which dissipate the pressure that would otherwise go to the back of your knees. Given that most comfortable chairs have a cushion at least 3 inches thick, I was pleasantly surprised when the 2 inches on both the Leap and Gesture felt very comfortable even for long hours of use. The seats for both chairs score equally in terms of comfort as they have been created with the same technology and use the same type of cushion.įirst, both chairs come with a cushion that’s just 2 inches thick. For the two chairs, these areas were scored as follows: To gauge the comfort of a chair, the aspects considered are the seat, backrest and the armrests (if any). When it comes to the level of comfort for the Steelcase Leap and Gesture, they are both highly comfortable seats built to satisfy users with different needs and body dimensions. The chairs would be in great condition in no time.
When I received my chairs, they were in neat packing and it only took opening the box and taking the wrappings off and they were ready for use.Įach time I poured juice or tea on the cushions, I simply wiped them off with a wet piece of cloth then air dried them for a while. This is further ensured by the inclusion of a piece of carboard and a bag of air. The chair is wrapped in a plastic bag to prevent damage. They come in a large box about 70 pounds heavy with the chair in an upright position. Ease of Assembly and Maintenanceīoth chairs come fully assembled and thus won’t require any type of assembly work on your end. I had people from other fields testing the chairs and sending back their results with all of them satisfied with the chairs in equal measure. In my own use of the chairs, I tested out various positions for writing, programming, multi-monitor use and different other tasks and came to the same conclusions. In studies carried out by Steelcase and independent users, the results pointed to both chairs meeting the needs of many people with different types of office work. The Steelcase Leap and Steelcase Gesture office chairs are meant to satisfy the needs of 90% of office users. Steelcase Leap V2 (Left) vs Steelcase Gesture (Right) 2.
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