A bicycle may have a combination comprising a wheel and a rim with a hole
in the rim, an inner tube with a valve stem in the hole in the rim, and a
tire. If the air pressure is low in the inner tube and the bicycle is
ridden with the wheel rotating, the valve stem and the wheel may move with
respect to each other. The valve stem is in the opening in the rim. With
the low air pressure in the inner tube, the inner tube may slip or move
with respect to the rim. The slippage or moving places a stress on the
valve stem with the possibility of damaging the inner tube and valve stem
and causing the air leak as the valve stem is not definitely positioned.
The subject invention is a decorative stabilizing device for definitely
positioning the valve stem with respect to the rim and lessening the
possibility of causing an air leak in the bicycle inner tube.