what are good suspension forks

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basically you saying i need 60-80mm suspension travel max so not to upset the handling.but if i have a longer steerer with spacers below the handle bar stem it would make it easier on my wrists.
the 195mm on my existing forks steerer is 3-4mm below the top of the frame which was recomended by my LBS to allow compression of the ahead headset. price wise if i can get myself a bargin i will this means second hand forks as i just brought alot of campagnolo stuff for my road bike.and this is the only thing i really need for the mountain bike as it going to get built up with the exiting gear.
cheers dave

Yes the typical manufacturer recommendation for alloy steerer is no more than 4 or 5 cm of spacers below the stem, and as you mentioned around 3mm from cap to the top of the steerer to allow requisite compression of the headset before tightening the stem.