i ride a 2003 pista everyday on real city streets, and i love it. i've ridden this and a khs 100, and i was far far more impressed with the bianchi. the khs is noticeably heavier, and as someone mentioned, a lot more flexi. i'm a heavier rider, so the lightness of the bianchi didn't keep me away from it, and i love the fact that i can make the back end step out at will on the streets (it's the peter pan complex shining through). my friend that owns the khs bought it because he's a scrawny kid and was afraid that the bianchi was just too light. i should also mention that he bent a wheel within 2 weeks by hitting a manhole cover. so far i've been lucky, and although some potholes made my wheels make nasty nasty noises, nothings bent out of shape yet. i didn't even consider the fuji, just because i know a lot of people who ride fuji's and break stuff all the time. i also had a converted nishiki, that i love to ride, but the various pops and clicks get annoying after a while (i guess there's a reason that the oldskoolers call them 'firecrackers')