Originally Posted by
ricecrispies
I have removed the tyre and it turns out that the base of the valve stem has torn. I had put the rim tape all around the rim except for the 1 cm around the valve hole. Should I have somehow arranged the rim tape to go around the valve hole?
To answer your question, yes.
But you want to be sure that there is no burr or sharp edge around the valve stem hole. It's quite common for the to be a harp edge around the hole. A few seconds with a piece of fine sand paper will remove it.
Happy trails.