I’m a big fan of my Fox 36 Grip 2s
And me mine… But at £1139, and 140mm+ travel, probably a touch overkill for the OP’s requirements!
Tbf though.
The DVO fork box is better quality abd sturdier than the Fox forks themselves.
I approached DVO with a very open mind, had heard mixed things but wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt etc… Trust me… DVO’s quality is nowhere near that of Fox’s sadly! Far too many horror stories.
MRP however… I’ve done thousands of off road miles on both the Stage and Ribbon forks over the last few years, not one single issue! Performance has been exemplary (better than anything from Rockshox or Fox arguably until the latest GRIP2 damper turned up at least), and they are just bloody good forks, end of!