Mezzer Pro - 27.5"

The Manitou Mezzer Pro should be the number one selling suspension fork on the market, and I can say this, because I've used the 38 and the Zeb. The Fox and RockShox offerings don't even compare. Fox forks are too stiffly damped, and need to be run with the compression fully open, yet are still too stiff at low speed. RockShox are better in this regard,"but they zoom through the travel so quickly that you need maximum volume spacers and higher pressures to keep them from diving through most of the travel during braking.
The Mezzer Pro, however, has such a good damper, and the IRT air chamber, along with the air spring that has an equal negative and positive chamber, that this fork outperforms the big 2 easily. The Mezzer can be tuned via the air spring and IRT chamber to give you exactly the characteristics you want, without ever having to take the fork apart too add or subtract volume spacers. Because the negative spring is so much larger than with Fox and RockShox, the breakaway force needed to begin compressing the fork is so much lower than a typical air fork that you'll think you're riding a coil fork. That is no exaggeration, asks the main benefit of this is that the front wheel stays glued to the terrain, significantly improving the traction and handling of the front of your bike. It literally changed the handling of my bike from good to outstanding. It feels more precise than the revered Fox 38, and I'm saying this as a very heavy rider (230 lbs). I live and ride in Vancouver, BC, Canada, so I'm talking about this type of excellent performance on the world's most challenging trails.
Performance aside, this fork is also beautifully machined and you can tell an incredible amount of thought went into the final product. First of all, the caps don't need a specially machined gigantic socket that will probably still damage them upon removal; rather, they use a standard cassette tool. This is not only an excellent alternative in the fact that they cannot be stripped or damaged, but it puts the tool interface inside the crown, which gives the caps a much higher end and sleek look. This is the kind of attention to detail that you'll find throughout this fork. The Hexlock through axle is also a piece of understated beauty and engineering. Both Fox and RockShox is a relatively convoluted method to try to keep the lowers from pinching together when tightening the thru axle, but Manitou made theirs dead simple. The axle cannot be overtorqued to squish the lowers together, as the axle is precision machined to the exact length necessary to clamp the wheel. It also looks very tidy, adding to the overall pleasant aesthetic of this fork. I can't reiterate enough how beautifully made this fork is. The machining of the reverse arch is something to behold. It just looks so much higher quality than the more expensive competition.
Finally, probably the best part of this fork, especially for the home mechanic, is the ease of serviceability. If you can bleed brakes, you can service the damper. It's that easy. No special tools required. I prefer to service things myself, so this alone was a major factor in my purchase. I have zero regrets about buying this fork, and I will be recommending it to everyone i speak to. It's that good.