One special thing about the 979 is the seatpost size- it's an oddball 25.0, held with a grub screw. So when you get a frame, make sure you get a seatpost and the screw hole isn't stripped. I had one for a year or so, it was a comfortable and very pretty bike, but a bit big for me. It did ghost shift at peculiar times, which may have been my chain, not the frame. It was less harsh and twitchy than an Alan Super Record I rode for many years, and lighter, too. It doesn't have the solid feel of steel, though.