You can already buy a titanium bike (sourced from China) for a very reasonable place from Bikesdirect.com— mine was cheaper than a steel Surly Straggler for sim

You can already buy a titanium bike (sourced from China) for a very reasonable place from Bikesdirect.com— mine was cheaper than a steel Surly Straggler for similar specs. Habanero also sells them for low, but not quite as low, prices: https://www.habcycles.com/ https://www.habcycles.com/ There seem to be a bunch of low-cost titanium manufacturers in China selling directly on eBay.