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The 120mm dual air Rebas on my Cotic Soul have blown their air seals - I could get them serviced but they are 11 years old and well used.
I am after a similar travel 650b fork, with 15mm axle (can convert my hub to boost) - but it seems there is very little in stock. Should I be looking out for anything other than a Reba? I wanted something relatively lightweight, but didn't really want to spend more than £400
I then thought about getting a new bike for the £2k cyclescheme, but unsurprisingly again there is very little in stock (and I have no idea what I want- already have a gravel bike and trail FS bike)
X-Fusion? Have a chat with the guys at Cotic and see what they have left?
I'm running Pikes (albeit at 140mm) on mine. I'm happy to sacrifice a bit of lightness for the benefits of a solid front end (but then I do spend most of my time smashing through rocks). I paid £300 s/hand, but mint, for mine a couple of years back - no idea what they go for now, though!
lightweight but maybe also a bit left field. I know nothing about them other than they are in stock and under your budget.
BOS Dizzy 27.5” Fork – Black and Gold РStif Mountain Bikes (stifmtb.com)
Most rockshox forks can be spacered down so you could widen your search to 150mm travel or more. The travel adjust spacer kit is about 15 quid and comes with lots of spacers.
https://www.tftuned.com/rockshox-all-travel-spacer-kit-all-2010-forks/p2092
There also lots of good new or as new forks on pinkbike.
Another x fusion sweep user here. Been really happy with them - get the HLR roughcut damper if you can find one.
They are internally adjustable from 120-160
I've got a soul and have bought some rockshox SID and my LBS is putting a 120mm air shaft in.
If you're comfortable writing your existing forks off anyway, is it worth having a go at servicing them yourself? A significant chunk of the cost of fork servicing is the labour and shipping. The service kit isn't *that* expensive if it all goes horribly wrong. Not sure about older forks, but the more recent service manuals for Rock Shox forks are pretty decent and fairly easy to follow.
Thanks for the replies. I have ordered a complete seal kit for £30. I was struggling to find complete seal kits with wipers as well as internal parts - it looked like I was going to have to spend £50 on seals, for which I might as well send off, but that is over £100 by the time you add shipping - so I thought why not just get a new fork.
I will keep an eye ou, as I am still keen to get a new pair as I dislike the dual airs