Originally Posted by
sjanzeir
1. Are you saying that good coil forks are so expensive I might as well spring (pun totally intended

) for an air fork anyway?
2. Could you name a few? (straight steerer, 100mm open dropouts)
The good coil forks are mostly dedicated for more enduro/Dh uses where the added weight matters less so 100mm is going to be hard to find. Even more so one with a straight steerer and QR.