Originally Posted by
Ultralight
I did chat with a Chinese titanium frame manufacturer a while ago and mentioned Helix as a comparison. They were stunned that Helix could produce something at that price range. The implication is that even Chinese copies could not sell a titanium bike of that caliber at that price. Just FYI.
The price for Helix's 10 speed model is $1600, I think.
Bikesdirect sells titanium road and cyclocross bikes with premium (Ultegra, etc.) groupsets for about that price, so I think it can be done.