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Upgrades of the Backforce One Plus in the test

I already wrote in the Backforce One review

“The Backforce One brings some innovations that I have not seen before from any gaming chair.”

In addition to some familiar and useful upgrades to the One Plus in the seating furniture sector, there are also at least 2 upgrades this time that I have not seen before in any gaming chair! What features are hidden behind them and what else is new:

Vertically & horizontally adjustable lumbar support: No gaming chair I know of has this so far. The previous lumbar supports could only be adjusted horizontally, i.e. in or out.
Seat tilt adjustment: Another unique feature is that you can tilt the seat forward a few degrees to achieve a more open seat angle between the upper and lower body. More on what this does for you later.
Seat depth adjustment: The seat depth is adjustable on the Backforce One Plus, so you can now adjust the seating experience even better to your body size.
"Bead" at the end of the seat is missing: A few buyers of the Backforce One have complained about an elevation at the rear end of the seat. This has now disappeared.
Folding 5D armrest: In the Backforce One Plus, the armrest is now not only height-adjustable and foldable, we have a decent 5D armrest here.
Armrest upholstery: For this purpose, the armrest is now upholstered and covered with an Alcantara imitation.
Larger rollers: The rollers on the One Plus are 65mm instead of 50mm.

In my opinion, it’s not a bad achievement to equip an already successful gamer chair with so many additional functions and not to go completely overboard with the purchase price. As the manufacturer of the Backforce One Plus, Interstuhl shows how flexible and close they are to their customers. This is because the upgrades partly address the most frequently cited points of criticism of the predecessor.

So instead of throwing chairs onto the market without any rhyme or reason, as some other manufacturers do, the concept of the One Plus is quite well thought out and coherent. By the way, if you’re interested in the basic features of a Backforce One, check out my Backforce One review. In this One Plus review, I’ll mainly focus on the new features, so you don’t have to read everything twice. And if you don’t know it yet: Check out my visit to Interstuhl while you’re at it: Manufacturing the Backforce One.

In detail: This is what the new functions of the Backforce One Plus do

Enough about the history and the features in short format. Now let’s take a closer look at what the individual innovations of the Backforce One Plus mean for the chair and your sitting experience on it.

Vertical & horizontal adjustable lumbar support

There are usually 2 types of lumbar support for gamer chairs. In one, cushions are used as a rather inexpensive and not always purposeful lumbar support. With the other, the lumbar support is quite variable adjustable with a rotary wheel.

As a rule, the lumbar support is installed at a fixed point, and the wheel can only be used to adjust the protrusion vertically, i.e. in or out, as it were. However, it would be ideal if the position could also be adjusted in height, as in many cars. The developers of the One Plus also thought of that.

The lumbar support can now be adjusted to the maximum here as described. This is what this wheel is for. When you pull it out, you can adjust the lumbar support vertically by turning the adjusting wheel. This means that you can adjust the curvature of the lower back up or down.

If you push the wheel in, you can adjust the lumbar support horizontally. This means that you increase or decrease the curvature. If you have a more pronounced lordosis or a hollow back, you turn it further out to optimally fill your lordosis and relieve surrounding structures.

Seat tilt adjustment for intervertebral disc relief

The seat tilt adjustment allows you to further open the angle between the upper and lower body by raising the seat in the back or lowering it in the front. Many a person with spinal disc problems recognizes the blessing in this feature and now throws their wedge cushion out on the street after ordering the One Plus.

Because you wouldn’t need that here anymore. By opening the angle between the upper and lower body, the intervertebral disc is relieved and the pelvis is tilted forward. You know the principle behind this from the synchronous mechanism, which also lets you open the angle and allows additional movement.

What I can say about this with my herniated disc: I have had a slight herniated disc since 2020, which I am currently trying to train away. For advice, I went to one of the best physios and injury specialists in the country, Chris Eikelmeier of Strengthfirst. He also advised me, for example, to put the backrest as far back as possible in the car to open up the angle between the upper and lower body. Since then, I’ve almost been lying down in the car, and it feels good!

But again, not every function needs to be used. Test the seat tilt adjustment for a while, give it a chance. I suspect that you will like the function, your spinal disc either way. But if you don’t like the option at all, don’t use it. If a setting doesn’t feel good in the long run, it usually isn’t good.

Seat depth adjustment for larger target group

The seat depth adjustment is a super rare feature for gaming chairs. I’m almost unaware of any manufacturer in the gaming segment that incorporates such mechanics for this feature as well. You can push the seat back and forth with this lever:

This allows you to get closer to the 2-4 finger scale, which says that optimally there is 2 to 4 finger widths of space between the back of the knee and the seat. In my Backforce One Plus test I was able to adjust the seat a little better to my height of 189cm, I have about 1-2cm more seat space.

Smaller gamers can especially benefit. Previously, the seat was about 43.5cm deep, but the Backforce One Plus now allows a narrow 38cm in its shortest setting, which will suit people with shorter legs.

Especially if the chair is used by several gamers of different sizes at home, such a function is useful so that you can adjust your seat to suit you individually, just like in the car.

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Elevation at the rear end of the seat optimized away

One or two have complained about the rise or “bulge” (ugly word!) at the rear end of the seat. This has bothered some gamers when they have parked their butts maximum close to the end of the seat. Personally, I never noticed this and only became aware of it with the first reports.

Here, too, Interstuhl has responded to customer feedback and has optimized away the increase. With the new seat depth adjustment, it would probably have bothered me too, but now it’s gone.

Folding 5D armrest with padding & cover

Previously, the armrests were foldable and height-adjustable. In my Backforce One Plus test, I note: That’s history. The armrests are still foldable, but at the same time adjustable in 4 additional directions. So it’s 4D + 1D (foldability) = 5D.

Together with the new removable armrests, the armrests are thus equipped to the maximum. The armrests are padded and covered with the Alcantara imitation that you know from the seat and backrest. This makes the armrests much softer than the normal soft plastic pads.

The armrest upholstery is removable and not fixed. Nevertheless, they sit nice and tight on the armrest. These padded armrests as well as the 5D armrests can be purchased cheaply in the accessories store. ▷ Click here to get to the product.

Rollers upgrade from 50mm to 65mm

The rollers became larger, grew by 15mm compared to the previous rollers. Generally, the larger the rollers, the easier it is to roll. Since the previous rollers were already smooth enough for me, but that should not interest me further.

What I find more interesting here is the visuals: One of my criticisms from the Backforce One test:

The casters are pretty standard and therefore don’t really fit to such an exclusive chair like the Backforce One.

The wheels are now just bigger and slightly different visually, but I think they fit the chair better now. Size wheels always look cooler.

New comfort in the test? This is what has changed in the comfort of the Backforce One Plus

Now, quite a few upgrades have been added and almost all of them also affect the seating comfort. So has the comfort effectively improved, is the Backforce One Plus more comfortable? I was very curious to test the new model, and I have now sat on it for many, many weeks.

When you place both chairs next to each other and sit down from one to the other, you don’t feel any difference at first, at least at first. The upholstery hardness is the same, as is the design. The first impression is the same. However, the first impression is of little value, after all, we want to sit reasonably on the One Plus for hours.

These features have a massive impact on the continuous comfort. I have much more flexibility in the adjustability of the armrests, my forearms and elbows no longer rub around on plastic (but that was never a problem now) and I can adjust the seat to my height better. The seat tilt adjustment really pleases my spinal discs and the lumbar support does the rest to noticeably relieve my back during longer sessions.

So has there been a change in comfort? Yes, and massively so. I find every single one of the upgrades absolutely successful and sensible. In any case, I sit better than on the standard model, where I was already very happy with the seating comfort. Only the now disappeared elevation on the seat surface makes no difference for me personally, but for some others.

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Body sizes: Does the One Plus fit you? My experience:

One of the most important issues, does the new Backforce One Plus fit your body proportions? The Plus also has a maximum load capacity of up to 130 kg. As before, there are no relevant side bolsters in the seat area that could restrict legroom.

The now variable seat depth has a small advantage for taller gamers, since 1-2cm more are now possible here, but it offers the biggest advantage for shorter people. Here, a good 6cm of shortening is now possible, which can possibly increase the barely existing distance between the back of the knee and the seat.

Otherwise, nothing has changed on the chair that would affect height suitability. Therefore, I am adjusting my size recommendation from the previous test a bit. Keep in mind, it’s a guideline and an estimate on my part. Depending on your torso length, a few inches more or less may be possible here:

According to my estimation, anyone who is between 152cm and 195cm tall will find room on the Backforce One Plus. At 152cm, you probably won’t be able to get your feet on the floor, but that can’t be avoided with any gaming chair. If you are between 152cm-195cm tall, there is nothing that speaks against buying the Backforce One Plus.

Conclusion: Buy Backforce One Plus? My test summary

I searched and found nothing when I wanted to find something to criticize. I’m sometimes accused of praising all chairs, even though almost every review contains criticism and especially chairs like the Corsair T1, MC Racing or Diablo X Fighter came off really badly – but you don’t see that on the website, because I naturally prefer to use the precious visible space for good chairs than for bad ones. And the Backforce One Plus is one of those good chairs.

Vertical & horizontal adjustable lumbar support
Seat tilt adjustment, seat depth adjustment & synchronous mechanism
Folding 5D armrest with padding & cover
Larger rollers & optimized seat
Made in Germany by hand
10 years warranty

You have now read the test, and the individual features together with the design form a perfect overall package. However, one important question remains…

Is the Backforce One Plus expensive?

A purchase price may seem daunting at first glance, but at second glance you quickly realize that the chair is more than good value for what it offers. The One Plus is still handmade in Germany. If you’re interested in what that looks like, here’s the report on my visit to the ▷ manufacturing facility.

In addition, the chair is produced in a resource-friendly and environmentally friendly way, is 100% recyclable and has a unique set of features. I had a look around the net trying to find a chair that looks cool, has seat tilt and seat depth adjustment, synchro mechanism, 5D armrests & lumbar support and is made in Germany. I have found chairs with the features, but none for anywhere near under $700. I think the price is absolutely fair for what you get here – an excellent product with a 10 year manufacturer warranty.

Production of the Backforce One

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This is how the Backforce One is made - Marco visits Interstuhl's production!

A report like this is available for the first time today. It is the first time that I was allowed to see the production of a gaming chair myself and also film it. So I am proud to present you some exclusive impressions of the production of the Backforce One.

As you could already read in my ▷ Backforce One review, the gaming chair is produced by Interstuhl in Germany – Meßstetten Tieringen.

Interstuhl itself has around 650 employees and is still an owner-managed family business. The company has been around for more than 50 years, which means that more than 50 years of experience have gone into the design and implementation of the Backforce One. Insights into the production of this chair Made in Germany you get now via video & in this report. Have fun!

Of course, I can’t show you every single production step up to the finished product. But there are some very interesting insights in any case.

The sewing - backrest quilting pattern

We’ll start with the shoulder area of the backrest. More specifically, we’ll look at how the backrest gets its very handsome design.

This is the workplace of a seamstress at Interstuhl.

Here we see cut patterns for the individual cover components of the BF One.

To create this beautiful quilting pattern, work as follows:

But first of all, a template is applied and a pattern is drawn. On each of these drawn lines is sewn the same to create the pattern.

Under the imitation leather is a foam. It is there so that the quilting pattern is nicely visible at the end. The fact that there is foam under the sewn-on leather creates the padded curves.

Foam plant - How seat foam & back foam are produced

In this section we look at how the upholstery foams for the seat & backrest are produced.

This is a foam system from above. The base compound for the upholstery foam is poured into the molds, which resemble a waffle iron purely in terms of function.

A robot arm independently fills the molds with the base material for upholstery foams.

It takes 8 minutes and needs 60°C until the upholstery foam is ready.

Sustainability: Normally, these molds are wetted with silicone so that the finished foam can be easily released. At some point, however, the company asked itself whether wax could also be used to make production a bit more sustainable. It was recognized that wax works without any problems, so the molds are wetted with wax here.

There are air holes in the foam of the seat. These ensure that the air escapes when you lean against it. This helps make the upholstery as breathable as possible.

The foams are stored here for a short time until they are directly processed further.

Production of the back foam

Now let’s look at how the upholstery foam for the backrest is produced.

This is the tool, i.e. the mold for the production of the back cushion, into which the liquid base mass is immediately poured.

Before that, however, Velcro must first be inserted at the points provided for this purpose. The cover will be fixed to the Velcro tape later, as we will see. The Velcro will bond with the foam when it is foamed.

Now the liquid mass is filled into the mold and distributed. The process is comparable to a waffle iron. Little base material comes in, which then rises, so to speak, through the mold heated by means of hot water within 8 minutes.

8 minutes later we can see the product:

The excess around the edge is still cut off, of course, to get a completely clean shape.

You can also see very nicely how the padding & Velcro have bonded together.

Processing of the backrest in upholstery

Now let’s take a look at how Richard refers to the backrest. Richard did his training at Interstuhl and has been employed there ever since.

The foam part has already been provided with the back wood.

Here he fixes the cover to the hook tape. Actually, you usually say Velcro tape, but for Velcro you need two tapes: One time the loop tape and then the hook tape, which fixes the loop tape.

The blue tapes are hook tapes. The seam is fixed. Without the hook tape, the material would expand and slip in the long run. The cover would hang over the backrest like a sack.

During the process, we constantly check whether everything is sitting as it should. Everything has to sit evenly, there is no wild tacking around. The process is much more difficult than it looks.

By the way, this protection on the fingers is so that the materials do not cut into the fingers. A glove would be too obstructive, the sensitivity would be lost. That is why there is such a fingertip protection.

Now on the back of the backrest is still a thin foam, on which, in turn, is attached, in this case, a blue mat.

Depending on the chosen chair color, of course, the color of this component also differs – in the case of an orange chair, it is correspondingly orange. The plastic trim to be mounted later has cutouts, so you can see this color in the final product.

In my eyes, this is an important and interesting step. This process in particular makes the Backforce One an eye-catcher from behind as well. When we sit on the chair, we don’t notice much of the design.

However, as soon as we are no longer at the computer and push the chair to the table, it makes a really good picture from behind. Where most gaming chairs are plain black from behind, the Backforce One looks good exactly where you see it most often.

The plastic covering of the backrest is only stopped here to see if everything is correct. This is only a sample, the actual assembly takes place in another area.

Finally, the material is steamed again. Steaming causes the material to contract additionally. Now the backrest is ready for the next step!

Welding - an indestructible back bracket

Next, we stopped by the welding shop. There were no welding processes to look at, but we did take a look at the Backforce One’s backrest bracket, which connects the backrest and seat mechanism at the backrest.

This part is only stamped in the welding shop. The shaping is exactly as intended, it provides a much higher stability, which in combination with the steel thickness and the design is made for eternity.

You can bend and break the part as you like, it does not move a millimeter.

Final assembly - the last steps

We have now arrived at final assembly, where the final steps in the production of the Backforce are being taken.

Here we see the backrest, on which the plastic trim is about to be applied.

In this step, the mechanics are assembled to the chair. This process is called marriage – just as car builders do when the transmission & body are joined. So with car builders, as with chair builders, the joining of the heart of the product is called “marriage”.

At the end, the employee checks the chair again for its functions, i.e. checks whether everything is working properly.

I also find the packaging here nice by the way. This can be used for the assembly of the chair. You put the backrest according to the silhouette and can thus easily assemble the seat mechanism without having to balance the screw holes.

This can be really annoying sometimes. The idea for this came from one of the very dedicated employees, the idea was successfully implemented and is now a pleasant assembly aid for every Backforce One buyer.

Shipping and quality control

I personally found this department very interesting as well. The Backforce One is not processed here, but only some of the many other chairs from Interstuhl – but still a very exciting thing.

Here, too, an employee checks the function of each chair.

The chair is then placed in a cardboard shipping ship and onto a conveyor belt. And this is where it gets interesting: The chair now has to go to the shipping department, which is located in the next but one part of the building.

So the chair goes down the elevator here and is transferred through the catacombs to the next but one part of the building.

Here it comes up again to be transported along the ceiling to the shipping department.

The laboratory - the "in-house TÜV

And now we can take a look at why, among other things, Interstuhl can afford to confidently offer a 10-year warranty on the Backforce One.

Because here you can see Interstuhl’s laboratory, where every chair can be extensively tested even before it is launched on the market.

Here, every component is exposed to the daily stresses in simulated form. And you have to imagine the processes you see here over many hours. For example, the chair is leaned against several 10,000 times over a specified period of time to make absolutely sure that its design functions properly.

In this way, the product can be optimized to near perfection even before it is launched on the market, because many sources of error can be eliminated in advance, enabling a mature & robust product to be launched on the market.

Everything is tested here: Frequent sitting down is simulated on the seating surfaces with corresponding weights, the castors are tested for their load-bearing capacity with heavy weights, backrests & mechanisms are subjected to heavy loads, and the cover fabrics are also subjected to abrasion tests.

For Interstuhl, the laboratory is virtually the company’s own TÜV.

Sustainability & employee satisfaction at Interstuhl

In many places I was fascinated by how sustainably Interstuhl works and how they are always discovering new things to work in a way that conserves resources as much as possible. I already mentioned above that the molds for the foams are wetted with a natural material like wax instead of a plastic like silicone.

Apart from that, production is based on the just-in-time principle. The parts are hardly ever stored anymore, but produced or delivered and processed directly.

In conventional production, for example, it used to be necessary to pre-produce en masse and place them in stock. Certain pre-produced components then had to be packed, stored and unpacked again when used.

With the just-in-time principle, the produced parts are processed immediately and not stored. On the one hand, this makes production more efficient because there are fewer storage costs, and on the other hand, it is more environmentally friendly – because not every part is packaged in film and sent to the warehouse after production. There is no need to pack & store, less plastic waste is produced.

Also, the region is supported, they try to source as many components as possible from companies in the region. Even the fittings on the toilet come from a company in the region.

Water dispenser, kindergarten, homework supervision

I also noticed very positively that the company Interstuhl has its own kindergarten, including all-day and homework supervision, in order to relieve the employees. I know some big companies here from my region, but none of them offers that. That surprised me a lot.

In addition, there are water dispensers all over the production site, where employees can of course fill up with water free of charge. Each employee has a bottle with his or her own name on it. They really do take good care of their employees here. And when an employee has a baby, a tree is planted on the company grounds.

Is the Backforce One really worth the money?

To construct such a chair is very expensive. The tools alone, as several manufacturers have already confirmed to me, are incredibly expensive. You have to design a tool that can be used to cast the backrest trim, for example. Such tools are incredibly expensive.

And it is precisely because such tools are so expensive that you see chairs like this so extremely rarely – upholstering and covering a steel structure is simply much more cost-effective.

And now you just have to think about it: Do I buy a chair from the Far East, which is produced at very low wage and labor costs and costs its $450 – or do I spend $150 more and get an elaborately and expensively produced chair, which is manufactured in Germany, is recyclable and secures jobs in Germany?

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Even before I was allowed to visit the production, I was excited about the Backforce One. A high-quality German chair that is worth every penny. After my visit in Meßstetten-Tieringen I am even more convinced. If this high class gaming chair fits your body, I can only recommend you to buy it!

Many thanks to Stefan, Ecki, Holger & the whole Interstuhl team. The visit with you was great fun!

Backforce One

Backforce One in test - Customizable, ergonomic & comfortable? My experiences!

It’s that time again: A new ambitious brand that dares to storm the gaming chair market: Backforce One! Many will have seen it on social media and in magazines, but as of today it’s also available on gaming-chair.com – my Backforce One review. I have the chair here, of course personalized & in desired colors and will tell you today my experiences with the now third chair produced in Germany.

Manufactured by the renowned manufacturer Interstuhl with 5 decades of experience, you can expect a lot of ergonomic potential, high-quality workmanship and a pleasant seating experience… right? In the next 5 minutes you’ll find out if that’s the case! But this much can be said: There are some exciting innovations that have never been seen before in a chair.

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Manufacturer

Backforce

Model

Backforce One

Materials

Brushed aluminum base, Breathable dual-core upholstery, Breathable cover mix of faux Alcantara and PU, Plastic casters, Molded soft plastic armrests.

Features

fold-away 1D armrests, lockable & adjustable synchronous mechanism (improved rocker mechanism), max. load capacity of 130kg, foams CFC-free, dynamic sitting, armrests with soft-touch feeling,

Features & specialties of the Backforce One in the test

The Backforce One brings some innovations that I have never seen before in a gaming chair. So again something new & fresh for the market:

Folding armrests: You can fold the armrests back in seconds in case they get in the way of your gaming.
Made in Germany: The chair is produced in Germany.
Synchronous mechanism for more ergonomics: A rocker mechanism is already great, but a synchronous mechanism is even better. Read more about the different mechanisms here. In short: It ensures a better sitting posture, more movement & relief for the back.
Beautiful back with LED brooch: Ever seen a chair that also looks good from behind the desk? This is ensured by the special design of the backrest and the "Gamer Pulse LED brooch".
Highest quality base I have seen so far: Based on the design of horny aluminum rims, the base comes in brushed aluminum with laser-etched Backforce logo.
Flexible personalization: On the one hand, you can choose the color of your chair yourself, on the other hand, you can have your own patch designed, which you can attach to the backrest and reorder at any time in different designs.
Sociological & environmental sustainability: The Backforce One is completely recyclable, the foams are CFC-free, the parts come almost without exception from DE or the EU. More on the topic below.

Seating comfort & size advice: This is how well you sit on the Backforce

Before I go into detail about the features, the most interesting question: How comfortable is the Backforce One? The Interstuhl company knows what it’s doing – and it shows. I sit very comfortably on the chair. The upholstery of the seat is pleasantly soft, that of the backrest a little harder. The Backforce One is softer than the chairs from noblechairs, but harder than the Master Pro from AKRacing. So the cushion hardness should suit everyone.

A high level of comfort can be achieved through the use of the synchronous mechanism, the padded head area and the dual-core foam. You’ll find out more about the individual components and their effects in a moment.

Side bolsters: Limited leg and shoulder room?

The development department didn’t miss a beat here and sensibly incorporated as few ergonomic disturbing factors as possible into the design. There are no side bolsters at all on the seat, and the backrest also does almost entirely without them and only has suggested curvatures.

Thus, even wider gamers can benefit from the Backforce One: The legs are not restricted in any way, nor are the shoulders. You get unrestricted freedom.

Cross-legged test: maximum positional variety?

When you read about the fold-away armrests and the missing side bolsters, you can conclude that the Backforce One can also be used for cross-legged sitting: You can also sit cross-legged on the Backforce One in the test. There are neither rigid armrests that could stop you, nor steel tubes in the seat area.

And if you want to sit down differently, you simply fold up the armrests again. By the way, with my 189cm I can even sit cross-legged on it with and without armrests.

Size advice: How tall, short, heavy or light can you be?

The maximum load capacity of the Backforce One is 130kg, and the barrier-free surfaces mean that you can sit on it up to 130kg without any problems. With the body sizes can never fit a chair for all bodies. I with my 189cm and current 84kg body weight have no problems here:

The seat is still deep enough for my leg length. I also don’t reach the limits of my maximum height in the head area. A few centimeters more are still possible.

At 167cm and 53kg, my test person also sits very well, she also has some experience with chairs in the meantime. There is still a little room at the legs for a few centimeters less height.

The seat height can even be reduced significantly, so you could even sit down with 150cm. The Backforce one, for example, can be set a full 5cm lower than the noblechairs HERO. That is a lot.

My recommendation as a guideline: I think from 160cm height you can buy the Backforce One and at 191cm it stops again. So exactly you can never say, because people have different leg and torso lengths. But I think that you are very well served with 160cm-191cm, if you want it optimally. Otherwise, a few centimeters in both directions are still tolerable.

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Features in detail: This makes the Backforce One an awesome chair in the test

We will now take a closer look at the individual components of the Backforce One. Through my experience, I can evaluate very well which feature you need and which you don’t, and what is really important here.

Synchronous mechanism: The better rocking mechanism

I would like to see many more chairs with synchronous mechanisms. With the rocking mechanism, the backrest and seat always remain at the same angle when leaning back. The synchronous mechanism works differently:

The seat tilts less than the backrest. On the one hand, this ensures that we move, and on the other, the contact points with the chair always remain the same, so that the lordosis is always decently supported.

The synchronous mechanism can be adjusted to the body weight of its user with this adjustment wheel underneath the seat.

Folding armrests

No other gaming chair that I know of has this feature: You can easily fold the armrests backwards. I’ve had a few users in the past ask for a test of a model with this feature, but there hasn’t been one – until now. Within seconds, the armrest is gone and back again.

However, the armrests themselves are only height-adjustable, so they are 1D armrests. If you don’t need the great variability in adjusting to the left, right, front and back anyway, that’s not a problem.

However, some might wish for more adjustment options. Perhaps there will be a product update at some point.

The armrest is equipped with a soft plastic. This is easy on the elbows and provides a pleasant feeling when resting the arm compared to the hard plastic armrests of cheaper gaming chairs.

Cover: Breathable mix of faux Alcantara and faux leather

The chair is covered with fabric & faux leather. Chairs made of PU leather usually look better but are less breathable, while fabric provides breathability but cannot deliver the classy leather look. Therefore, both upholstery skills are optimally used here:

The Alcantara imitation takes over breathability at the relevant contact points: the seat surface and the lower part of the backrest are covered with it. This covers precisely those areas where we sweat the most when sitting. A high-quality PU cover is used away from the contact surfaces.

Upholstery: Pollutant-free dual-core foam with 2 zones

Here I again notice that the product development at Backforce has put a lot of thought into it: They could have used a standard upholstery foam, of course, but opted for a multi-zone foam with two different hardnesses.

In the inner contact area we find the softer foam that delivers a feeling of coziness. In the outer area of the seat, the harder foam is used, which provides subtle support.

The upholstery foams in the Backforce One chairs are all CFC and CHC free.

Base: aluminum brushed & coated: Jewel!

Seriously, I have not had such a high quality base in my tests. Design & feel remind me of awesome aluminum rims. Again, the attention to detail catches my eye – do you take a standard aluminum cross, or do you have something really fat made?

The base is made of aluminum and gets an incredibly noble look by brushing. Finally, the Backforce logo was lasered in – the product of this process speaks for itself.

In addition, a special coating is used here, which prevents sweaty or bare feet from leaving stains on the aluminum. Well thought out.

The hybrid rollers: For hard and soft floors - small criticism

The casters are pretty standard and thus do not really fit such an exclusive chair like the Backforce One. I’ve had experience with many casters, but these tend to be among the more frugal in their class. They are office chair castors that comply with various DIN standards and thus perform their service without any problems and well, but just do not look so cool.

For me personally, the casters are usually not very important, but here they are the only item that doesn’t really fit with the rest of this well-designed and good-looking chair.

Unique look & customizability: THIS is design.

Normally, I do not go into great detail about the appearance of the chairs, because they are often similar in terms of design. However, here I would like to highlight a few things: This is a new gaming chair that looks very cool, but looks very different from the others!

And that, in my eyes, is an art, to have the courage to want to design something completely new and to do it really well.

The special backrest, which also convinces from behind

Have you ever thought about the fact that the look of the chair does not benefit you at all if it is pushed to the desk and is not used? Exactly, it doesn’t look very good in that state. That’s why the Backforce One has an exceptionally beautiful back.

The vents, which are matched to your chosen chair color, make a good impression even when not in use.

Gaming Pulse LED Brooch

This handsome LED brooch can be attached to the backrest and can either blink or light up continuously. You can use it for about 20 hours until it runs out of juice and needs to be charged.

There is also potential for personalization here, I’ll be trying things out here in the days to see what else can be printed on semi-transparent films and attached here.

Customizable - Today Pussyslayer6000, tomorrow MahatmaG69: Your own patch!

And that for a cheap $ 14,30 more. Some people change their nickname like underpants. Your patch decision does not have to be made once! This patch attached by Velcro, you can exchange and reorder at any time for cheap $ 14,30 / piece.

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It doesn’t matter if you change your team, your nickname or your partner whose name you chose as a patch for her sake: You remain flexible and don’t have to look for a girlfriend with the same name as your last one. Just peel it off, order a new one, stick it on – and you’re done.

Quality & workmanship: Handmade Made in Germany

I examined the Backforce One closely during this test and could not find any flaws in the workmanship. Every seam sits where it should. No seam is crooked, everything is in place. There is also no need to argue about the quality of the materials, which is obvious and consistent.

Handmade Gaming Chair

The next point: Your Backforce is completely handmade. From head to toe, the chair is produced by hand, so every step of production is controlled by at least 2 eyes.

The potential for material defects, production errors and the like is thus substantially reduced and minimized as far as possible by subsequent quality inspection.

Sustainability: Responsibility for people & the environment

The topic of sustainability is becoming more and more important in our society every day. Most of the parts for the Backforce One come from Germany or the EU, so not every component has to be transported halfway around the world to Germany.

On the one hand, this benefits the environment by reducing emissions, and on the other hand, it benefits our fellow citizens, because production takes place in Germany instead of being outsourced to less expensive countries. This secures jobs and protects the environment at the same time.

Sustainability is also taken into account in the selection of materials: The Backforce One is completely recyclable, the materials are free of harmful substances, and overall the company Interstuhl has certifications in terms of sustainability that can’t even be counted on 2 hands. More on the subject of sustainability at Interstuhl.

Conclusion: Buy Backforce One? My experience with the southern German chair

It will come as no surprise to the reader of this review of the Backforce One that I can absolutely recommend this gaming chair. Everything fits here: The design is a tour de force and the Backforce One does not have to hide from critical judges of ergonomics.

The bottom line is that you get a chair that meets about all the requirements of a high-quality gaming chair and adds a few extras on top. In short:

Ecological & sociological Sustainable: For the environment & jobs
Made in Germany by hand
Synchronous mechanism offers high ergonomic potential
Unique design on many levels
Cheap & efficient way of personalization
Completely fold away armrests

A little criticism must also be: The casters don’t match the rest of the chair. However, this is almost only noticeable because the Backforce One is a masterpiece in terms of design. This would not have been noticed at all in a typical gaming chair.

I would also like to see one or two more adjustments for the armrests. The bottom line, however, is that the Backforce One is quite a bit ahead of most chairs.

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