blue; no more than $200. not much, i know.. which is why i was leaning towards an older bike. i like the ride of the old steel bikes anyways but, if it's going to be too much work..
after looking up "cold setting" i found this on sheldon's site:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/frame-spacing.html
elsewhere on the web mr. brown said he believes the pista's hub is 120mm. so, if i understand correctly, according to the chart on that page would a 10-speed bike be a perfect fit? the chart says "120 mm - Rear 5-speed, Ultra 6, newer track hubs." ???
that would be perfect! it also says older bikes had more room for wider tires and fenders but that newer hubs (not necessarily fixed/ss hubs) are typically wider and have longer axles than they used to, which surprised me.