| Common valve problems include stiction, backlash, undersizing, and oversizing. |
| Flexures provide quasilinear translation without stiction and friction, but flexure-based-translational motion is inherently arcuate. |
| Other developments are focused on adhesive failure during the incipient stages of friction, i.e. stiction. |
| The air fork performed well for a fork in this price range, meeting every expectation for stiction and stiffness, and response to both big and little hits. |
| Excessive stiction means substantial impacts are needed to activate this fork, so it lacks small-bump sensitivity. |
| Handling is good on a smooth road surface, but the forks don't work all that well due to excessive stiction. |
