Originally Posted by
Trakhak
Yes, it works for me. I, too, have always lined up tire labels with valves, but brightly colored valve caps are far more visible.
I have a bunch of valve caps in colors on a shelf within easy reach, handy if I were to drop one. Which I don't---I just hold the valve cap between my lips, like a cobbler keeping nails handy.
I don't lose many of them either. I just unscrew it and put it on the floor right in front of the tire. It won't move on its own. Pump up the tire, reach down and pick it up, screw it back on. Easy. If I'm roadside I just put it in my pocket and if I lose that one there's another one on the new tube, and also a spare in my bag.