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@BenH
Ah good catch on the weight. I'm a bit (irrationally?) afraid of carbon steerers, maybe I just need to read up more on them to put my mind at rest, plus get a torque wrench. What's the deal with the tapered steerer? Find it hard to believe that there's much of a benefit... tapered tubes should be stiffer and weigh less, but I bet you have to make the taper section thicker than it would be otherwise...
Another option is a Bontrager Satellite Elite fork, but I can't find anywhere that still sells them. Not mega light either I expect. Also, I've realised that the Trigon fork I mentioned doesn't have eyelets, which is a shame cos someone's selling one for £60...
Alternatively there's always something like this, aluminium but pretty light considering the price (if you believe the manufacturer's specs, haven't checked them out). Expect there's probably loads of options if I drop the carbon plan: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mosso-26-MTB-Aluminium-Disc-Brake-Rigid-Straight-Blade-Fork-Black-Only-/110989447430?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item19d77c9106