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As the holes drilled in the hub are drilled at 90º to the axle the spokes do need a set in them so they can angle toward the centre of the rim. In post #5 you can see that the set appears start inside the socket so the socket has a tapered exit and is also countersunk removing even more material. If you compare it to the picture of my Himalayan in post #35 that set is well outside the spoke socket so the hole in the socket doesn't need to be opened out to compensate for the early bend. As far as I can tell doesn't seem to be a pattern to the misaligned spokes. Personally I reckon the Morad rim is drilled for a conventional hub. I did notice that the Talon hub seems to have provision for a mechanical speedo drive tangs, giving more reason to believe this hub was not originally designed for the 961. Basically it's a fustercluck.

[QUOTE="cliffa, post: 613917, member: 5069"] As the holes drilled in the hub are drilled at 90º to the axle the spokes do need a set in them so they can angle toward the centre of the rim. In post #5 you can see that the set appears start inside the socket so the socket has a tapered exit and is also countersunk removing even more material. If you compare it to the picture of my Himalayan in post #35 that set is well outside the spoke socket so the hole in the socket doesn't need to be opened out to compensate for the early bend. As far as I can tell doesn't seem to be a pattern to the misaligned spokes. Personally I reckon the Morad rim is drilled for a conventional hub. I did notice that the Talon hub seems to have provision for a mechanical speedo drive tangs, giving more reason to believe this hub was not originally designed for the 961. Basically it's a fustercluck. [/QUOTE]