I bought a Pista and I am happy with it. I rode it all spring and summer. The only thing I did to it was cover it with tape to keep the chrome from getting banged up, and added a front brake with a BMX lever.

For a low-end street fixed gear it is a reasonable value. The drivetrain is loud and it is comparatively heavy, but it is relatively inexpensive and widely available.

Building a fixed gear up from an old road bike is not something for everybody. I didn't really want to do that job.

I looked on e-bay for a few weeks and found that something in the right size , built using a proper track hub instead of something just spun on and held in place with loctite, was more or less the same cost as the stock Bianchi.

Dan