For context, I am not a skateboarder and a complete newbie.I took it out riding and to my surprise, I noticed the skateboard rides very smooth and it feels very high quality. I was very intimidated by the speed as I have never ridden an electric skateboard, but once I got comfortable I adjusted it from M to L mode and was a little disappointed that it doesn’t go much faster. I didn’t realize 12 MPH can feel very slow but to a younger child or adult this may be plenty.As for the remote fell short and feels like a very cheap, light weight, plastic remote. I expected a heavier remote and be made of a nicer material perhaps a metal of some sort. There’s also no fastener on the rope around the wrist which seemed odd as I would expect it have one given this can fly off your wrist during travel. It’s a small detail but something I noticed.TL;DRI’m not a skateboarder, but I am impressed with the quality of this electric skateboard. The skateboard is well made and the mechanics of turning left and right feels very smooth. A bonus point was the skateboard was already charged out of the box, but the remote wasn’t so I had to wait a bit before trying it out of the box. Overall, a very solid purchase for the price. If I were to make any upgrades I would increase the overall speed and upgrade the quality of the remote (and also charge the remote).