I bought an M59AS directly from their…
I bought an M59AS directly from their website. I’m 1.83 m tall and weigh 85 kg, so apparently I’ve accidentally exceeded the design specifications for the average human being. Let’s start with the seat height. To get my knees anywhere near a 90° angle, I have to raise the chair almost all the way up. Problem solved — except that after about an hour my knees start hurting badly. Ergonomics, apparently, is a game of choosing which body part you’d like to sacrifice first. The backrest is another interesting design choice. It locks in exactly one position: perfectly upright. Want to recline a little and lock it there? Absolutely not. Freedom is overrated. There is supposedly some way to adjust the backrest tension, but discovering how is left as an intellectual challenge for the customer. The included instructions explain how to assemble the chair and then apparently assume that operating it should be self-evident. The mesh seat is impressively hard. If the goal was to reproduce the comfort of sitting on a park bench while technically using fabric, mission accomplished. The lumbar support works reasonably well, provided you sit perfectly upright like you’re posing for a passport photo. And then we get to the masterpiece: the armrests. They are so short that actually resting your elbows on them requires moving your entire upper body right up against the desk. I assume they were designed mainly for people with unusually short forearms. To be fair, there are positives. The materials feel solid, assembly is genuinely easy, and delivery was fast and precise. Unfortunately, none of that makes the chair comfortable. So, after spending around €200, I’ve ended up with a very well-built, very efficiently delivered device for making me appreciate my previous chair. Maybe the more expensive models are better. The M59AS, however, is one I would happily recommend avoiding.