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Firstly, Bianchi Pista's are Chrome, not many bikes are Chrome these days, so its good to give the Chrome some respect, by calling it by its correct name, Chrome.
Im not sure with what your getting at with your poll question "have I lost the plot"
i cannot see what is zany about putting together a bike.
Most importantly I suggest you think carefully about your frame choice. If you love your one one pompino then why exactly do you want to build a different bike? A Bianch Pista is a track bike, somwhat different from a pompino which leans toward a commuter/trekking badge, and no "better quality"
Being a track bike, it has sharpish geometry, horizontal top tube, very stiff plain guage tubing, No brake mount on rear, and only a hole for a caliper on the front which is different to the 2x canti brakes you have no doubt become used to. Also due to it being a track bike it probably wont accomodate anything larger than a 25c tyre (not sure exactly, dont have one) this is also different to your pompino on which fairly fat trekking/hybrid tyres fit fine.
All of this maybe exactly what your after, but I just thought I should point it out. Dont forget you *could *just uprgrade a few of the parts on your existing bike and get a paint job if you want to put your stamp on the bike?
Good luck with it anyway.