I'm not an experienced player, but I can't think of anything this Hi-Hat doesn't provide. It is as stable and solid as possible, with the exception of the plastic that supports the pedal when folded for transportation.
The top of the pivot clamp is fractured and will break soon, but it will still retain the pedal. I don't transport the hihat stand, and I did not use the clamp, so I guess it was shipped damaged, and the crack could have grown while playing, but I only discovered it a few weeks later.
I don't really care about it because it's not needed for playing, and the pedal can be hold as well with a piece of velcro, should I have to throw it in the trash.