I definitely like the Fox RC4 but the price is a little too rich for my blood and that was my main reason for looking at the other shocks. I would like to keep the price below $350 since I want to upgrade my wheels as well. My RP23 does not have the extra air sleeve, I believe that feature is only available on the DHX 5.0 air. The Van R price point is very attractive although I have seen some DHX 5.0 coil shocks on ebay for around that price as well. One other shock I forgot to mention is the Marzocchi Roco TST R coil shock. Does anyone have experience with this shock? I believe that the Roco has a similar Propedal feature like the DHX line of shocks, although I believe they call it trail selection. Thanks for the responses. 😃