aluminum frame,3 dependable speeds,29.5 inch tires,todays advanced metal pieces,new is better,not made as a collector piece,but for riding,alot of ppl buying this bike may not even know there was an old hornet,especially since its not available in the states,most of the ppl i sell big box schwinns to know about the schwinn name but have no clue of anyspecific older models,15 to 20 yrs ago u could sell heavyweight bikes here,now they lay on the internet forever,the last heavyweight 1 speed i sold had 982 looks after 6 mo someone bought it,these bikes produced today are not replacements for the old collector bike,dont know why ppl dont see that.