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@Skant
The geo was designed with a road fork in mind and it handles great. The steering is sharp, that combined with the high BB makes it feel like you can really dive into corners but the long wheelbase keeps it pretty stable. With the Reynolds fork and Flo front wheel it feels really nice and direct in comparison with the Alpina forks which are a bit flexy under hard cornering and when climbing (out of the saddle).
I've only ever rear loaded this bike for shorter trips and then I did notice some under-steer on technical descents (like any rear loaded bike) but if I were to go long-haul on it I'd distribute the weight better and can't foresee there being any handling issues.