photo from redditSteelcase Leap V1 Office Chair
by Steelcase
7 endorsements on r/BuyItForLife first recommended in Jun 2025
The first-generation Steelcase Leap ergonomic office chair, widely sold secondhand from corporate office liquidations.
Added Jul 5, 2026, Updated Jul 5, 2026
Why it's buy-it-for-life
Multiple redditors report 20+ years of daily use on the same chair and call it one of the best chairs ever made. One long-term owner cautions the frame is fully welded, so a single broken piece can total the chair, and switched to a Herman Miller Aeron for its replaceable parts.
What redditors say
Recommended on reddit as recently as June 2025
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- 1r/BuyItForLife comment
bought a second hand one for $200 3 years ago and still going strong, love the chair
- 1r/BuyItForLife comment
Those are great chairs, the V1s are built like tanks. I prefer those over the V2s.
- 1r/BuyItForLife comment
those chairs are cheaper than lunch and way better for your spine than anything I've eaten this week
Just scored 4 Steelcase Leap v1's for $12 each
I paid $400 for mine and it was on sale
everything is welded together so once one piece breaks, the whole chair is trash. I have gone through 2 of these chairs
I have set my fat ass in one of these for over 20 years. One of the most amazing chairs ever created
Best desk chair I've ever had. Mine is over 20 years old
My Leap V1 is a beast. Love it.