I was extremely pleased with this purchase. It is a quality chair especially for the price. It's comfortable. I needed a small chair for a small space and this was perfect. My husband who is 6 feet tall and weighs 230 pounds can fit in it comfortably. The assembly was extremely easy and took me all of 10 minutes to complete. As far as the reclining feature, I have no problems thus far. However I just received it 3 days ago. It reclines and returns to starting position with ease. My 7 year old son can do it with only minor effort. I highly recommend this glider.