Excellent tricycle, rides smooth, breaks on a dime. Easy to assemble, took me maybe an hour by myself, but you do need the right tools for it (screwdriver, set of wrenches, etc). The "pin-striping" is just stickers that come off leaving sticky residue, which wipes off easily with some rubbing alcohol. Once the stickers are removed, the candy-red/pearl-cherry finish looks fantastic. The basket design is odd - it has the retaining pins on the opposite corners, so removing them doesn't do anything. I've swapped the bolts and pins on two corners around so that the basket flips open at the rear, allowing for larger items to be transported. Couple words of caution - the basket gets in the way of lowering the seat to the lowest possible position; once assembled, this is a large tricycle - this is not something you will be able to transport even in the back of a midsize SUV. So either plan on having a large vehicle to transport it, dissemble it partially for transport, or only assemble it at the final destination. Fits through regular sized doors with just under an inch on each side of the wheels. Easy to get even into a small elevator, by just holding down the rear break and raising the front wheel up to the ceiling. Overall - very pleased with this tricycle. Would buy again.