By all means, this is a very basic and "economy" class equipment. No frills and from looking at it, I also wouldn't expect it to last for years. The monitor has a "fake counter" - I mean it keeps adding burned calories, even if you stand still. The numbers it's giving you are just not realistic - you will notice this right away, if you ever used a bike with a real calorie counter. The assmebly was super simple - I'm not inclined in this direction at all, and it took me maybe 20 minutes or so. Still - depending on what you're looking for, you may like it or not. Forget about any serious fitness on this thing, but I only need to do some pedaling to recover after a knee surgery, so this is fine with me. I needed something siple and cheap, so if it's gonna start collecting dust in couple of months, I'm not gonna feel like I wasted bunch of money. If you think you are a serious user or you are pretty advanced/ambitious, invest in something better, cause this is not a serious piece of equipment.