I get on my knees to stow and deploy. My hands do all the work. I am also 35 and in the best shape of my life so no problem with moving around. Older and/or out of shape people might have issues. I've gotten used to the pedal. Works fine with a couple fresh sets of batteries a year. Remote is usually on my belt loop and stuffed in my pocket and rarely gets used. Yes I'd love to have an Ultrex but not everyone is made of money like most people on the BBC seem to be. Xi5 does great at what it's advertised to do.