I've never had the pleasure of riding a titanium frame bike. I have enjoyed the special ride of steel so I have no doubt that I'd appreciate the feel and whatever nuance titanium brings to the equation. I wouldn't even paint it. I'd be great! That said, as interesting a material as Ti is and no matter how tantalizing it may be to drop a few thou on a Ti frame, I know it'd come with a carbon fork and one of the most expensive and revered of Ti-bikes even has a carbon tail. So, I'd have to at least ask myself: why not a carbon bike? A lot of research money has gone into Ti because of the aerospace industry. A lot of research money has also gone into carbon... because of the bicycle industry.