[Motivated]

I have a Noleen on my race bike and love it because I just know exactly what it's doing. For my trail bike I looking for something 'tight' to replace my aging Marz. Atom Race. These two options fit the budget and should be laterally stiff (32mm stanchions).

 

[Cary]

Reba. More travel options, better dampening, platform dampining, and greater tuning options.

 

[XSL_WiLL]

Reba is better. Pretty much all the reasons have been mentioned. Very adjustable, very stiff, and very strong. I know a bunch of guys that ride urban with the Reba.

 

[kmc]

have owned both

I have owned both. (I think I sold you your Mega Air.) In terms of performance, there is no comparison. I am now on a Reba SL and it is much more tuneable than the Mega Air. The rebound has a huge range of adjustment, the lockout is nice for fire road climbs and the dual air really lets you dial in small bump vs bit hit adjustability. I have not really messed with the floodgate yet.

For the $270 I spent, it is a lot of fork!

Hope that helps.