sorry, yes – I thought you were saying that it was external or internal with nothing in between like integrated that allows bearings to run in ‘hidden’ cups.

Salsa Colossal with enve forks was under £500 at Billys recently. No idea if it’s “light” however.

Something I’m weighing up at the moment also, some interesting point’s raised in this thread, particularly with regard to the suitability of lighter steel’s in this application…

The Equilibrium Disc will have carbon forks from next year according to this article but the standard bike with more tyre clearance is also tempting… and the new 105 dual pivots are designed to accommodate this size so should provide more than enough power.

Of course none of that helps if you want something this side of summer.