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A bit stiffer in general? Since most of your need for the fork is descending. Should you not set it for that. On flat ground your sag will be very different then that of descending. Most likely weight is being pulled off the rear tire and shifting slightly towards the front also with variables in braking force applying more perceived weight. This is all saying your in the right body position for braking and descending. I feel there is only so much that high and low compression can adjust.

Yeah clamp the frame cause its super cheap? how bout replace the seat post with a dummy. @ ARt cyclery your break lever advice is fine until u recommend angles. why not think about the angle the bike will be on the descent. I am an average sized rider and only have my brake levers at 45 degrees on my DJ which is mainly a flat ground bike. All my other bikes are around 34 degrees. The bike rotates underneath you and so you should set your levers for this position. Raise the rear wheel 6 0r 8 inches and...

Dude like they've been around for,? The first bike was built in 1994, so ya,? Wait thats only 18 years, but thanks for being optimistic In fact I always thought it was a city in California with a bunch of granola eting hippies, I guess you learn something new every day..