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Geometry seemed to said it's a normal stack and reach.
TBF, it's not a touring bike if you're thinking of something like the Genesise Tour de Fer, or the Surly Disc Trucker, but it's defintely considered a touring bike in term of bike packing with a bit of rack (the Diamondback have a rear rack mount).
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Stack seems to be about 25mm less than a Croix de Fer with equivalentish reach. It's a bit lower but not that lower. Either way, it's got rack mounts front and rear, which makes it a touring bike in my book.
Depends what you mean by touring bike though. If your idea of a touring bike is something you can strap the entire contents of your house to, then it might not be ideal.
edscoble
Brommers
Tifosi Cavazzo
Diamondbank Haanjo Carbon
Both carbon touring bikes. Carbon is fine with point-loading, as long as it's designed for the job. Look at the front suspension mounts on F1 cars, mounted directly onto the carbon tub. It's a niche market, granted, I suspect because the main advantages of carbon are stiffness and weight, both of which are rather irrelevant when you've got 20kg of luggage strapped to the bike, at which point the cost factor becomes more important.