Originally Posted by
Roadposer
being a wheel builder myself, you never cross over the valve hole. I have taken apart and rebuild wheel's when I see that.
I say make them do it right, friends or not it was done wrong, your not being picky, try inflating a long stem tube and see how much fun it is.
And if you were a wheelbuilder you'd know that the open pro is a box section rim with one of the lowest profiles of a readily available commmercial rim on the face of the planet.
With the right tubes the spokes crossing over the valve hole is an inconvenience. There is nothing functionally wrong with the wheel. I'm not defending the wheelbuild (it's clearly built by an amateur) but that just has to be said. Different customers will have different levels of what is "pro" on a wheelbuild. For some they couldn't care less that the hub label is not in the right place (if they even know to look), or wouldn't notice spokes crossing over the valve. For some they would. The OP is clearly the latter.
Originally Posted by
Rocket-Sauce
So, you don't think I am out of line to ask them to re-lace?
Absolutely not. Just have some tact/courtesy when you do it.