Originally Posted by
Doug Fattic
Because this is a 32 hole Sun rim, the rim hole in the picture that is just to the right of the valve hole (you put a green circle around it) is offset from the rim's center so it is supposed to have a spoke that comes from the hub flange that is closest to the camera. If I understand the position of your colored circles correctly on the hub, you are suggesting that the spoke that goes into the green circled rim hole comes from the flange on the far side of the hub from the camera. In fact it needs to come from the flange nearest the camera. The spoke that goes to the rim hole 2nd to the right of the valve hole (you circled it in red) has to come from the flange on the far side. If the OP was to look directly down at his hub (like it is presently oriented in his picture), the spoke for the rim hole circled in red would originate from a hub hole on the far flange that is just a bit clockwise (or behind) where the 1st spoke is located.
OK, yeah it's hard to impossible to make out which way the spoke holes are offset from those photos. As you say, it can be either way. I can't tell from the photo so i'm inclined to take your word for it. However, if the red spoke is the opposite side, why does it appear to cross a spoke on the side near the camera? Another possibility is that the OP has gotten the left/right offset in the rim holes wrong. I've seen this before...
Anyhow, no matter the offset on these rims, If the spoke with the green circle is the one closest to the camera, then it still should be inserted in the flange 1/2 a space clockwise from the red spoke, but on the
flange closest to the camera.
The basic rule when the nipple end of a spoke is just to the right of its opposing spoke
on the rim, the head end should also be just 1/2 space to the
right in the hub flange. And vice versa. IOW the nipple and the head should be offset in the same direction.