Ah. Now I see what you mean.

Torx is the word I was looking for! Torx *is* superior to allen due to the fact that more surface area is engaged. Personally, I prefer ball-head medium length single allen wrenches. Makes for easy spinning in the fingers when slightly off-center.

BTW, one could easily swap allen for torx bolts on stems and crank spiders. I’ve seen the chainring bolts offered as torx in the past. I haven’t seen bolts in the hardware store though.