Cool, that kinda confirmed my 'gut feeling'!

I am also noticing a trend that a lot of bike manufacturers tend to place a better rear versus front deraileur. Is this perhaps becuase people tend to shift the rear gears more often??

Also, if anyone has an opinion, how would the following forks compare in weight, feel, adjustability etc:
1 -- MZ Gran Fondo Race 3 Fork (2006 Vertex 10 Rocky Mountain)
2 -- Headshock DLR (2006 F600 Cannondale) - Improved over 2005 model I beleive...has external rebound adjust now...
3 -- Rockshox Tora 318 Air (2006 Trek 6700)

I have been hearing great things about the Headshock, and the lockout is really attractive to me, but if someone has experience with the other forks, I could use some insight, thanks!