I got this for my 18 month old for Christmas. An uncle put it together for her and off she went. At first we thought it was a piece of crap because the pin holding up the parent assist bar kept falling out and we could barely go anywhere before the pin fell out and the bar went flopping to the ground. Very annoying! My husband took a closer look and realized the screws had not been tighten very well. After adjusting them all I am happy to report that the trike is very fun and useful. The pin does not fall out now and our daughter loves it. Our only other problem is that our 3 1/2 year old son loves it too and they are always fighting over it. Very versatile tricycle in that they both can use it. The 18 month old cannot pedal it yet so she just rides. We have had no problems with the wheels slipping like another review indicated. I recommend this tricycle.