It makes them very easy to get on and take off. Love, love, love the turntable and accessories. Wrong size came wanted size 9 or 9. When I finish with this one. Assembly is easy but this bike isn’t build for exercise :( I have just returned it. Its very difficult to find cute slippers that have hard soles and are easy for little ones to put on and keep on. They were not in the box with the rest of the products. They work great for that and they also work for him talking on the phone but I dont care much for him using them for phone calls because I have trouble hearing him well with the wind through his helmet. 5" (pics attached) AND they have a front platform of approximately 3/4". Habe den Vergleich zu meinen Beats die grad mal paar Monate alt sind und die sind genauso Fest!