Woot! My Juliana just came in.

[Catrin]

The color is just awesome, and she looks like she is tapping her front wheel in impatience to hit the trails

I've only ridden FS so have no idea how the ride compares with a good HT, but I have to say that I love my Jamis Dakar and I actually don't notice bouncing on it - other than when I am getting started and stopping. Granted, I am only on the very easiest of trails right now. All I notice is a very comfortable and very smooth ride regardless of surface. My LBS certainly has dialed in the suspension perfectly for me

For comparison's sake I rode my Gunner on some grass the other day (1.5 inch tires) and got rattled to death...very glad I am not using it for light mountain biking which I COULD since the only thing on that bike that isn't mountain is the road fork...