We quickly fell in love with the coil-sprung, oil-damped Fox Forx Vanilla RLC. It worked so well that it made my previously enjoyed three-inch travel suspension frame feel like a hardtail! Travel is internally adjustable from 80mm to 100mm to 125mm, and external adjustments include rebound damping, compression damping, and lockout (all three on one exquisitely machined alloy top cap!), as well as spring preload, and a separate knob on the bottom of the leg that adjusts the lockout threshold. The burly 32mm stanchions and one-piece casting offer unrelenting stiffness, and it's disc- or V-Brake-compatible. The Vanilla RLC retails for $899.99. www.foxracingshox.com