Trust me, after riding for over twenty years with an array of bikes, this one is twitchy at slow speed. The aluminium fork is very stiff and, I think, an antiquated design with a steep curve in it.

A straight blade steel fork with 50 mm of rake (offset) would diffuse the vibrations in all of the fork instead of only at the curve. I was just weary of the weight of such a fork. A carbon fork for a touring bike? Maybe.

But then, this bike is not my primary bike. I bought it more as a reminder of travels I made in Europe, self-supported with all the camping gear... I use it sometimes with my girlfriend.