Originally Posted by
gearbasher
Or...am I being too anal?
If your practice gives you satisfaction, go for it. Perhaps you're a bit anal but so are most others about this or the other. I generally follow the convention but admit to building wheels the exact opposite of convention, just to be contrarian (and perhaps cause panic among other riders).
Photos: Excuse the dirt, but I'm a firm believer of spending more time riding the bike than cleaning it.
You do realize that when you're riding the bike, it's impossible to ascertain the orientation of the labels?