Show us your Titanium! - Ti and Stainless bikes

If people were considering buying a new titanium road frame, is the affordable choice Walty, Kinesis or Burls and then the more expensive option being Van Nicholas or Enigma? Or holding out for a decent second hand US frame like Moots, Seven etc?

I know a chap with a Burls and he has nothing but good things to say about it. I chatted to Justin (Burls) about a frameset and while I didn't go ahead, he was helpful and knowledgeable.

I wouldn't necessarily discount a far east frame; the better factories have been making titanium bikes for 25 years now and know exactly what they're doing.

Also consider Paradigm. I have 1 coming in a few weeks, so I'll report back further after that, but Charlie who runs it has given absolutely superb customer service (much better than some more established brands/framebuilders I could mention).

The obvious alternative to budget Ti is a top end steel frame. A Rourke 853 with Futura forks is going to be c. £1600 and I honestly don't think you can go wrong with that.