Try and get whichever Recon’s come with the Motion Control damping – fork feels much more controlled IMO. Air ones are also mega simple with just one valve to adjust pressure to suit.
I too was gutted when M+L left Radio One. Not listened to the station since. As i am a sad bastard, i have made up some CD’s with some of their shows – all downloaded from here – <http://ohluckyyou.namwollem.co.uk/>