RainmanP,
I guess then that the more spokes that cross, this would result in a wheel that has less windup. For 2 extreme case example,
(a) 48 spoke 4 cross tandem wheel would have very little windup,
(b) a disc wheel (solid aluminum) would have the least amount of windup.

As wheels have less windup, they seem to be heavier.

Where/which wheels would you think are at the intersection point in light-weight/aerodynamic/least windup?

A followon question to think about - chains. I have tried both the DuraAce 7700 as well as the 7701 chains. The 7701 seems to have less stretch under sprinting conditions. This appears to go hand-in-hand with reducing overall drivetrain inefficiencies....

Your thoughts?