Demon Frameworks 953 fast touring bike

The handling at the front end felt fast and precise without being twitchy like my race bike. My overwhelming first impression was one of comfort. I've had a few "nice" steel bikes and this is by far the smoothest ride of any bike I've ridden. The surfaces of the lanes of Kent are woeful at the moment, but it just seemed to smooth out the broken and rough tarmac. The bike ran silently which is always nice.

Incidentally I was reading a review with Robin Mather and this is almost revelant to what you're talking about;

63xc.com: What about the forks?

RM: Well, they're better than the dead straight ones, anyway.

**63xc.com: Those ones always looked crazy to me. Where did they come from?
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RM: I dunno. I remember watching the Tour one year when they were quite new. The camera bike was following the pack down a mountain, hairpins, the whole lot. A bunch of 12 riders came up to this fast corner. Most of the group went round, but three of them went straight off. And they were all from the same team. And the voiceover goes, "That's interesting, that's the team that uses straight forks."

**63xc.com: Arg!
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RM: But straight ones have this kind of aggressive look that some people go for. I think with roadbikes, people get muddled between responsiveness and speed, and they put up with a harsh uncomfortable ride because they think it makes them faster. Time trials bikes are often built with very upright head angles, and the twitchiness gives you a sense of speed. But in fact a bike with more stable steering is probably faster in most practical applications, because you can ride a straight line with no effort.