I thought the twisted spoke thing was just for looks really. Triple cross I think is the strongest you can get, double cross a bit less and radial is also for looks and maybe saving weight since the spoke is very slightly shorter (yet still strong but not as strong as triple or double cross) Maybe I am wrong... but that is my thought.

Does anyone remember back in the day, someone came out with a 96 spoke wheel in the BMX arena... talk about bling bling. ha. ok bye.