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I think they're both on back to front. It's rather counter-intuitive, but if you're going to use untensioned spokes which are tangential to the hub, it's usually better to have them pushing rather than pulling. Look at any brake rotor (including the one on that bike) and you'll see that they run that way round. The reason is that the load then tends to stretch the rim rather than contract it, making it less likely to buckle.