Actually I was trying to help you all with a better understanding of Cross head technology and tools selection. Then Fred decided learning something new was "crazy" for his/our sensibilities.
That's fine, if we just want wallow in our own private ignorance, I'll be happy to let Fred police this thread and ignore it in the future.
I used the "crosspoints" name to generically identify a screw head style that appears to have a plus on it's head. There are five basic styles and each has a driver tip design to function properly with the corresponding screw head type. It is rather obvious to me that if you have avoided gaining any knowledge about Plus head screws and haven't had the proper driver for them, of course you will hate them because they won't function properly for you. If it is easier for the builder to switch to allen heads (which have their own set of problems) rather than match the correct tool to the screw heads found on the bike. Then I have no problem with that.
For those with any desire to learn something, here is an excerpt from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ScrewCross-head, cross-point, or cruciform has a "+"-shaped slot and is driven by a cross-head screwdriver, designed originally for use with mechanical screwing machines. There are five basic types:
Phillips Has slightly rounded corners in the tool recess, and was designed so the driver will slip out, or cam out, under high torque to prevent over-tightening. The Phillips Screw Company was founded in Oregon in 1933 by Henry F. Phillips, who bought the design from J. P. Thompson. Phillips was unable to manufacture the design, so he passed the patent to the American Screw Company, who was the first to manufacture it.
Reed & Prince or Frearson Similar to a Phillips but has a more pointed 75° V shape.[citation needed] Its advantage over the Phillips drive is that one driver or bit fits all screw sizes. It is found mainly in marine hardware and requires a special screw driver or bit to work properly. The tool recess is a perfect cross, unlike the Phillips head, which is designed to cam out. It was developed by an English inventor named Frearson in the 19th century and produced from the late 1930s to the mid-1970s by the former Reed & Prince Manufacturing Company of Worcester, Massachusetts, a company which traces its origins to Kingston, Massachusetts, in 1882, and was liquidated in 1990 with the sale of company assets. The company is now in business.
JIS Commonly found in Japanese equipment. Looks like a Phillips screw, but is designed not to cam out and will, therefore, be damaged by a Phillips screwdriver if it is too tight. Heads are usually identifiable by a single dot to one side of the cross slot. The standard number is JIS B 1012:1985
French recess also called BNAE NFL22-070 after its Bureau de Normalisation de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace standard number.
Pozidriv similar to cross-head but designed not to slip, or cam out. It has four additional points of contact, and does not have the rounded corners that the Phillips screw drive has. Phillips screwdrivers will usually work in Pozidriv screws, but Pozidriv screwdrivers are likely to slip or tear out the screw head when used in Phillips screws. Heads are marked with crossed, single lines at 45 degrees to the cross recess, for identification. (Note that doubled lines at 45 are a different recess: a very specialised Phillips screw.)
Supadriv similar to Pozidriv.
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