This chair replaces a standard wheel chair which we keep in the car for excursions. It fits my wife very well, is easy to push, especially on smooth surfaces, and I have no problem compressing it or handling it for storage in the car. I do wish sometimes that the push handles were adjustable for height and have found that on any real slope, the brakes are pretty useless. I suppose that for more money, there are chairs available with better brakes. In all, we are quite pleased with this chair and feel that it is sturdy enough to use where ever I can push it.