The bike is functional but I was a "first mover". I covered how you cannot remove the wheel as you change a flat tire but what is not so easily apparent is that you can't change the cassette. Seriously, if you use this thing a boatload, which is not impossible, you can't change the cassette without cutting and splicing the wires. They wanted the bike to be disposable but I am able to make sure it isn't so it is a good deal for me.