ReserveBum
Training Wheels
Just had my new rear tire (Avon Azaro) installed w/ a 90 degree valve stem. With less than 500 miles, the valve stem broke apart with me in lane 3 of 4 on I-95 doing about 75 coming back from Rolling Thunder. Serious pucker moment. I got her off the side of the highway without getting pancaked then managed to drop her on the shoulder. Anyhow....has anyone seen this happen? First time for me. I am wondering if it was possibly the tire itself building up too much pressure and the valve stem was the weakest link???? I have put about 150 miles on her since (after purchasing repair parts from Murph) without issue. But today it was warm and I was on the slab....after 20 minutes or so she started moving in ways I was not comfortable with. Not sure if it was dirty air from the 18 wheelers or it was the tire again. I just drove to the shop and the owner agreed to replace the tire along with a few other small repairs.