You know, if I had read all the reviews before buying this bike, I never would have purchased it. But, having said that, this is one case where I'm glad that I relied on actual product testing rather than word of mouth.
We weren't even looking for a bike when my one year old spied this in Toys R Us one day. We thought it would be cute to push him around on it (he's too little to reach the pedals) and he just LOVED it! He was having so much fun that of course we had to buy it.
We live in a neighborhood where all the "big" kids have bikes. Now each night when I push my son around the block on his bike, he is so happy to be able to ride along with the other kids. and they like to push him around as well.
I've not had any problems that other reviews mentioned about the bike falling apart or the handle being shaky. It seems pretty well made to me. My husband is taller than I am so we are constantly adjusting the handlebar and it still seems to work well. I like that the steering column can be locked so that I can control where the bike goes. My son loves open and close the lid to the basket in back and likes to collect rocks as we ride down the street. He also likes to use the handle to push the bike himself.
If I could change one thing, I'd add a seat belt to keep him in the seat better, but other than that we're really happy with our purchase.
Again, we are not using this as a learning bike so we haven't had any problems with kids peddaling fast and tipping over or anything like that. We just like to stroll around the neighborhood collecting rocks in the basket! :)