Saddle seat or a normal seat? Capisco 8106 or 8126

The saddle seat is what the Capisco is known for — and at the same time what makes most people hesitate before buying. For exactly that case there is the 8126: the same chair with a short, rounded seat instead of the saddle. This page sets out what stays the same, what you give up, and who each version suits.

The difference in one sentence

Everything except the seat shape is identical: the same inBalance mechanism, the same aluminium base at 73 cm, the same gas lift with 200 mm of travel (seat height 46–64 cm), the same fabrics, the same warranty — and the same list price. The 8126 is neither a budget nor a luxury version but a matter of taste.

What the saddle does — and what you give up without it

The saddle seat opens the angle between upper body and thighs. The pelvis tilts forward, the lumbar spine straightens of its own accord, and you can sit forwards, backwards and sideways on the same surface. That is where the freedom of movement comes from that the Capisco was built for — and its suitability for high workplaces where you half stand.

The short seat of the 8126 gives up part of that. Straddling the saddle with your legs wide apart is no longer possible, and the high half-sitting position is less natural. What remains: sitting the other way round with the backrest in front of your chest, the change of posture forwards and backwards, and the freely flowing mechanism.

When the 8126 is the better choice

• When several people share the same chair and not all of them get on with the saddle — in shift work or in a meeting room.
• When the saddle felt uncomfortable when you tried it. That happens, and it is not a matter of getting used to it: not every build suits it.
• With skirts and close-fitting clothes. The straddling posture is awkward then — a point manufacturers rarely mention.
• When the chair mostly stands at an ordinary desk and the high position is never needed anyway.

When the 8106 is the better choice

• At a sit-stand desk or a high workplace. That is what the saddle is made for; without it you are buying the Capisco and missing its strength.
• With back trouble from long periods of sitting — the forward tilt of the pelvis is the core of the concept.
• If you already know and like the chair. Then there is no reason to change.
• If you are unsure. The 8106 is the best-selling model; spare parts, covers and used chairs are easiest to find for it.

Two practical notes

The replacement covers differ. Seat covers for the 8126 have their own Flokk order number (108800, together with the 8125 and 8127) — a cover for the 8106 does not fit. So quote the model number when you reorder; it is on the label under the seat. Back covers and headrest covers, by contrast, are the same for both ranges.

Trying it out decides more here than any description. Whether the saddle suits you is something you notice in five minutes — and nobody can answer it for you. Both versions stand in our showroom in Geyer; a call to +49 37346 1261 is all it takes.

And the 8105?

The third in the group is something else again: it has the saddle but five fewer adjustments and the tall gas lift as standard. It is intended for counter and workbench, not for a desk.

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