This is a solid purchase. The wheels work nicely. There are locks so you can lock the wheels in place so it doesn’t roll. Disclaimer I haven’t used it freestanding yet. I just have it under the table. So I can’t speak to how it works in a freestanding mode. I will tell you, it doesn’t completely fit underneath our table. The tube that the umbrella fits into for freestanding mode is too large for the hole in our table. I bought this with the intent to use under the table or freestanding.￼￼