I bought a "budget" titanium bike 20 years ago. The Airborne "Carpe Diem" was pretty much customized to my preferences, so it's a bit weird: mountain bike brakes and pedals, drop bars with STI shifters, a 3 x 9 Ultegra drivetrain, fenders and a steel front fork (Co-Motion "Americano"). It is a very comfortable bike to ride, and I've done several centuries on it. I can't really say the comfort is because of the titanium frame, though; I may not be sensitive enough to tell the difference. It's been a good bike, though.

Halfway through a 35-mile weekend loop.


Steerer extension shim for headlight mount.


Airborne... lasted a few years, then morphed into Flyte and eventually Van Nicholas.