Originally Posted by operator

Oh please.

You of all people, a professional "wheelbuilder" attempting to claim hub label alignment has *any* functional relevance to a wheel is just idiotic. What does a hub label off do? Brings the wheel out of true? Makes it harder to access a valve hole? Makes the wheel less aerodynamic?'

Yes, a "professional" wheelbuilder will always attempt to align hub labels where appropriate but to claim that they make a functional difference in the wheel as a whole is just utterly ridiculous. It's a bunch of decals or painted words on a hub for ****s sake. It does not serve the same function as paint on the frame, I would *love* to hear you debate that.