I would choose the Reynolds personally, but I’m not a weight weenie with bikes. They are like Chris King, Thomson, and a few others that have mastered their craft, and just do it right. Reynolds does make the Pro Lite version of their fork, which clocks in at, I think, 360 grams. If you want a super strong, nice riding fork that you won’t have to worry about, get the Reynolds. One thing you mentioned about the Easton was the carbon dropouts- I don’t like this. I always file off the “lawyer tabs” on all my forks (which all have aluminum dropouts). I asked Easton if I could file off the carbon dropout tabs. Sure, they said, but it will void your warranty. Last thing- if it was my bike, I would go for the Ouzo Comp, which is the same fork, but with an aluminum steerer tube. No messing with compression plugs. I have a Reynolds on my tri bike right now, and the only complaint is that the compression plug keeps coming loose. I’d rather have a good ol’ star nut (which, incidentally weighs about 20g, vs 40 for a compression plug).