KINESIS Ascent Accessory for Freestyle2 Ergonomic Keyboard

Heavy but works well with the split keyboard.

This stand is really expensive; twice as expensive as the keyboard itself. However, it does work well when combined with the keyboard to relieve my wrist pain. At first I was reluctant to buy it and when I first got the keyboard I just taped it to an empty box of printer paper as you can see in the picture I posted. That worked well enough and I used it that way for about 5 months. Since it fixed my wrist pain I decided to buy the real stand. It is very flexible, especially if you don't use the spreader bar which isn't really needed.Besides the price, my only complaint is that when you use angles that approach 90 degrees there is no longer enough weight pushing down to hold the keyboard perfectly still while you type like a horizontal keyboard would be. It is sturdy enough to use but there is a bit of bounce. This is a design issue that they could have solved by using closer tolerances in the stand (especially the hinge) or by adding some bushings. One side appears to be a little worse than the other. Since I don't intend to change positions a lot I may put some hot glue in there to stabilize it a bit more.If I were to get one of these keyboards for home use I would make my own stand out of cardboard like my prototype was because this is just too expensive.

I have followed the development of different Kenesis products for years. And finally bought the free style keyboard and Ascent stand.The stand is a solid and slick piece of engineering. I need to readjust my touch typing style but I'm sure that will happen quickly.

I broke my wrist, so I looked for ways to have my right hand stay in its natural position as it can’t lay flat. The keyboard from the same Brad can’t go vertically enough for my situation, so I bought this stand with the keyboard. Turned out the stand is made of steel or some sort of very strong metal, so it is super heavy and hard to set up for me…who broke her wrist. It also took a lot to get used to. Too much that I had to look at my fingers to type, and so that hindered my productivity. I decided to stop using it…and the learning curve would delay my typing even more. It also took up too much space on my desk. I didn’t return (forgot to request to return in time). If there is a way for anyone to contact me, pay for shipping, I would love to send it for you for free.

Works great. My only gripe is that I put the tenting at about 45 degrees, and the base of the unit sometimes slides out so the tenting drops to about 30 degrees every once in while. Oh, 2nd gripe, can't believe the cost is almost $200 for a piece of medal. Guess they know they have you by the you know what when you buy the keyboard.

I’ve used the keyboard for 3 years and just found out about this, bought it and my speed has increased for notes and easier weight on the arms. I plan to get another set up for home and personal use soon. Thanks!

It is rare to find keyboard set-ups that can tent at steep, comfortable angles like this one (when combined with a Kinesis Freestyle2-family keyboard). I think the price can and should be lower and that many more people than do ought to use keyboards like this, but I'm still very glad I got this.I recommend trying it without the spacing bar so that you can rotate the two keyboard halves inward a bit. I recommend a fairly steep angle of tenting -- roughly the same wrist pronation as giving a handshake (namely, nearly no pronation at all).Next thing this industry needs is a multi-manufacturer standard for mounting split keyboards on stands like this.

I want to be able to rest my wrists on my desk and type with the keyboard vertical, but the keyboard with this tent doesn't let me do that; the problem is that the keyboard doesn't have the home keys at the bottom, but at the top, so to use it in the vertical I need to keep my arms floating which is tiring. And it is difficult to find the home keys if you lose them--the notch at the bottoms of the F an J keys are very small and hard to find (and it is not easy to look at the keyboard when you have it in the vertical).I disagree about needing to be able to adjust along all three axes; I do find that I need to rotate the keyboard so its angled away from me to be comfortable, but I think I would find tilting it towards or away from me just frustrating.I don't understand why the horizontal spreader bar is included; it is too short for what I find is a comfortable distance for me.The workmanship on this is very high though--very solid steel. I cannot say whether or not it is worth the money for you, but at least you don't need to worry that you're going to end up with something flimsy.

It is very well made and if you need the thing get it. I have tennis elbow and it helps. I understand that it is a very small demand item and it is extremely well made. But I guess I'm just cheap, so I didn't give it the five stars it really deserves.