I rode the Ells with a 43mm rake Time road fork with a pretty long a-c and didn't experience any understeer.
Actually feels a bit more dull now with a tighter track fork.
More like oversteering, because with 43 fork it have small trail, so super control in every situation. That's why mankkis feels that steering is dull now
They came with fugly Kinesis road fork as stock, huge clearance, 43mm rake, only difference from road it that there is no hole for brake.