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#4524362 - 06/08/20 10:32 AM Chair for gaming, recommend?  
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I'm absolutely astounded that among all the thousands of gaming chairs available, that not a single one offers wheel/castor clamping.

It's my current No1 complaint when simming, that my rudder use often means my chair moves about.

I'd like to have wheels/castors on my chair because it's convenient for all non-simming activity, but I'd like to clamp them when I'm in position. Anyone know of a good solution?


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#4524373 - 06/08/20 11:17 AM Re: Chair for gaming, recommend? [Re: DM]  
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Wheel chocks?

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#4524384 - 06/08/20 12:21 PM Re: Chair for gaming, recommend? [Re: DM]  
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OMG yes


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#4524403 - 06/08/20 01:01 PM Re: Chair for gaming, recommend? [Re: DM]  
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I would buy the exact chair you want and then just get locking wheels to use instead of the ones that came with the chair.

https://www.amazon.com/locking-chair-casters/s?k=locking+chair+casters


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#4524404 - 06/08/20 01:02 PM Re: Chair for gaming, recommend? [Re: F4UDash4]  
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Originally Posted by F4UDash4
Wheel chocks?

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https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Wheel+Stopper


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#4524419 - 06/08/20 02:00 PM Re: Chair for gaming, recommend? [Re: DM]  
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Thick carpet, that thing will never move...sometimes i'm trapped at my desk for days.


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#4524436 - 06/08/20 03:16 PM Re: Chair for gaming, recommend? [Re: DM]  
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#4524439 - 06/08/20 03:23 PM Re: Chair for gaming, recommend? [Re: DM]  
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Modify your own chair. Mine had annoying armrests on it, which got in the way of using my throttle and stick to either side of me, so I removed them and fabricated a brace to hold the back to the seat. Make your own chocks. smile

#4524446 - 06/08/20 04:01 PM Re: Chair for gaming, recommend? [Re: David Kennard]  
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Originally Posted by David Kennard
I would buy the exact chair you want and then just get locking wheels to use instead of the ones that came with the chair.

https://www.amazon.com/locking-chair-casters/s?k=locking+chair+casters


This is your answer. Get them yourself and they'll also probably be higher quality.

Be sure to get a chair that has tilt, not just recline when it comes to racing/flight games. It doesn't have to be a "gaming chair" to get that.
I got this one and I've been really happy with it, much more so than the last fully positionable one I got:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/css/summa...?ie=UTF8&orderID=112-6488984-6234660
It's a "Serta". Yeah, right! I paid about $100 as an amazon warehouse deal and did have to get the manf to send me a part for a broken handle, but it's been a surprisingly good chair, and much nicer in person than the pics.
There are plenty of other chairs out there that use that exact same base IMO, so lots of options for being fully adjustable.


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#4524456 - 06/08/20 04:36 PM Re: Chair for gaming, recommend? [Re: DM]  
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Replacement castors. I had no idea. Thanks for the suggestions smile


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