I have a couple. My Parkpre (Tange Prestige frame tubes) came with a bonded alum Tange Fusion fork. As far as I can tell, the stock fork on my Merlin Ti frame is the same. I also rode a Vitus 979 with it's stock alum fork for many years. No complaints about the ride quality of these forks and I wouldn't say they give a hard ride though I haven't spent as much time on the Merlin. If anything, the 979 fork flexed more than comparable steel forks; you could really see that fork flex with hard front braking.
