The packaging for the Black Edition hasn’t changed much, other than being completely black with the writing in the boxes usual colour. It’s also still just as heavy and awkward to move so try and get a friend or family member to help you shift it about.
Inside the box is ample protective foam, locking things in place during transit.
One of the first changes we noticed, compared to the original EPIC, is the 5-prong base. This is much less curvy, instead going with a flatter, more modern styling. This is made from cast aluminium and offers plenty of strength.
Included in a nifty little box inside are your accessories. The 60mm castor wheels, class-4 gas piston, adjustment handles, hinge covers and all the fixings you need in a handy little, reuseable blister package.
Another change from the previous chairs are on the included cushions. The cushions themselves are the same as far as we can tell, but the fixings are changed. The EPIC has cut-outs behind where your shoulders would be which allows the lumbar cushion to be suspended on lengths of elastic, but that then doesn’t allow you to use it freely as a cushion, which you get on the HERO and ICON. Making the straps removeable is a cheap and easy fix to that solution.
There’s a subtle but brilliant change to the neck cushion to, with a buckle in the centre. You can still extend it over the top of the chair or you can thread the straps through the harness holes so it sits lower down, especially useful for shorter users.
Inside the box is ample protective foam, locking things in place during transit.
One of the first changes we noticed, compared to the original EPIC, is the 5-prong base. This is much less curvy, instead going with a flatter, more modern styling. This is made from cast aluminium and offers plenty of strength.
Included in a nifty little box inside are your accessories. The 60mm castor wheels, class-4 gas piston, adjustment handles, hinge covers and all the fixings you need in a handy little, reuseable blister package.
Another change from the previous chairs are on the included cushions. The cushions themselves are the same as far as we can tell, but the fixings are changed. The EPIC has cut-outs behind where your shoulders would be which allows the lumbar cushion to be suspended on lengths of elastic, but that then doesn’t allow you to use it freely as a cushion, which you get on the HERO and ICON. Making the straps removeable is a cheap and easy fix to that solution.
There’s a subtle but brilliant change to the neck cushion to, with a buckle in the centre. You can still extend it over the top of the chair or you can thread the straps through the harness holes so it sits lower down, especially useful for shorter users.
