They might let you walk out with a few kg of the stuff (I hear it's not much more expensive than steel in billet form), but I doubt you'll be getting away with butted, form seat stays!

For a second there I was really struggling to work out who you were or what you meant, but I've figured it out now! The websites were bhphotovideo.com and adorama.com

Have fun in where ever you are going (Nebraska? Nevada?), just bring me some titani-yum as you want! Give me a shout in October and we'll sort out some street riding on our mini-MTBs.