1. Love my Merlin; prefer round tubes to Litespeed.
2. Get a custom Ti from Tom Kellogg at
http://www.spectrum-cycles.com/1.htm
He designed the Merlin frames anyway, he's super well respected and he's no more expensive than an off the rack bike.
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