Originally Posted by
Mumonkan
i feel like they should be a more standardized nut instead of just a knurled thing to keep it tight, unless the air pressure helps keep the seal inside
Don't underestimate the valve stem nut, I've had a beginner friend who had unintentionally tighted one of his so much that it caused the tube to rupture at the reinforced butyl where the valve stem meets tube with a circular cookie cutter type cut from his rim.
On topic, coming to a kona near me soon:
