The bike arrived fast, as in next day with Prime Member shipping. Box was open upon delivery, but in otherwise excellent condition. All parts were inside and very well protected with cardboard, foam, tape, etc.. No scratches or other damage noticed. It was mostly assembled, except for a few items such as; front wheel, handle bars, seat, and foot pegs. Everything fit together well. The instruction book was easy to follow, as needed.However, I’m very surprised that a boy’s bike is equipped with plastic hand brake handlebar mounts and adjusters that strip out, like ours did during adjustment of the rear brake lever. Luckily, it did not break and I was able to turn the loose screw all the way in and fine adjust the rear metal lever screw and cable connection to compensate. The brake still works fine, for now. A star should probably be subtracted for cheap materials though, since they do not belong on a boy’s bike in this area. I’m interested to see how the slick plastic looking seat cover and plastic chain guard hold up in the sun and temperatures. Still overall, the Schwinn’s general design features and paint scheme, plus most other fit and finish attributes, appear good.One star deduction for warped front tire rim. Another star deduction for warped rear tire rim. Bad rims equal bad shoe rim braking, premature tire & brake pad wear, and more importantly – are dangerous! Schwinn started in 1895 (since then various ownership changes and bankruptcy filings), but this is the year 2023, and rims are still being poorly manufactured and sold as is, with the company’s name on them? The current manufacturer should know, unacceptable corporate mismanagement (QC’s never autonomous), with shortsighted cheap material engineering, and embarrassing end of line quality issues, all clearly need resolved here, or these harmful reviews and negative word of mouth transmissions will continue, as competitors roll by earning profits selling lower priced and better made bicycles.Anyway, due largely to my disappointment, frustration, and desire for a quick resolution (solution below), I did not reach out to the most recent company representatives with a hope & prayer for possible corrective actions and/or typical communication games & hassles, as others have, concerning the cheap plastics issue, or for the warped rims the maker failed to notice initially, and sold me. Too much of my product research time, in store competitor comparisons, money, and now this review have been spent on this Schwinn badged item.My advice, since the bike has potential, purchase this model in a store, or at a low price online, until the quality issues diminish, if you care to take the risk. The charge for the local tire shop to professionally true both our precious boy’s new Schwinn 18” bike wheels before he could safely ride it was $50. Coupling that extra cost with the bike’s purchase price, we could have taken our chances with the same size, similar style and quality, Kent or Huffy from a local box retailer (with free assembly), for about half the price.