The bike is heavy at 40 pounds. The frame feels very durable and for the most part it looks like it will last awhile. I have had to do some work on it since purchase a couple weeks ago. I had to have both pedals welded back on to the crank arms because both the crank arm and pedal screw in place stripped out after riding it the second time. I figured since I would need to replace the pedals and crank arms, I may as well just weld them on which worked. The tires came half inflated and so I had to buy a tire pump for that. I bought it off the Amazon online store for $125 and assembled it myself. It will do for what I bought it for. I just would like a more comfortable seat. I have read a lot of good reviews about the seat I linked to above. Some complain about the thighs rubbing up against it while pedaling. I just would like to know if that seat is worth it as far as butt comfort goes.