What brand of fork and tires did you test out? Did they work out for ya? It's always cool to test new equipment out.
I got 2010 Rockshox Dart 2 fork and Intense System 4 tires. Everything seems to be working pretty well. It was a lil muddy and slick but I didn't wipe out. Clocked 9.7 miles and 1993 feet of elevation gain in about 2 hours