Almost what I expected. We received a bike with two left pedals and didn't realize it until after we had assembled it. I'm not sure how to fix this. That's more than expected. I would say that for a medium sized child, 3 1/2 to 4 years old is the ideal age. My daughter is 2 1/2 and 97% taller and can barely pedal. The smaller version seems to be too small. room for growth.