Charger 12 - Factory Second

For the record, it's only been a couple weeks since my daughter received her new Charger for her 3rd birthday, but so far I/we couldn't be happier! Starting with customer service - the gentleman in WI who helped answer my random brake questions over the phone was incredibly helpful & even personally shipped our bike (within the hour btw, to make sure it shipped out that same afternoon), the delivery itself was surprisingly quick, and the bike assembly was a breeze with the included instructions/tools...

Back Story on the assembly - I stumbled upon Early Rider only a few days prior to my daughter's birthday, so unfortunately I was cutting it far too close for comfort, and it turned out that the day of her party was the only window of opportunity I had to assemble the bike without her seeing me... Even so, I was able to whip the bike together, match the seat height to her current 10" bike, swap out the stock right-hand brake for the left-hand setup (to mimic/prepare her for a future Stacyc - a silent yet added selling point for me btw), and swap out the standard black grips for new hot pink ones (worth it!), all before most attendees of her birthday party even realized I snuck away. 😅

Most importantly though - the overall quality & workmanship of the bike is literally second to none - heck I think this bike feels higher quality than any of my (Dad) current or previous bikes I've owned?! Best of all, my daughter absolutely loves it - which I was nervous she wouldn't, given…