"riz" <riz@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:mR3Yd.12729$Wz3.9510@fe09.lga...
> Just why is it that spare tires are made to be installed valve side down?
> Other than to make it difficult for weaklings like me to take it out and
> check the pressure?
>

It's a nice cavity where I stash a bag with an old pair of jeans and jacket
for working on the car while out on the road (only once in 21 yrs of Honda
ownership).