Oh dear god no. To make the paired spokes work requires a heavier rim to provide the strength for spanning the unsupported section. Which is the worst of all possible worlds since the wheel ends up being heavier, weaker, and more highly & unevenly stressed. This is what happens when you let the marketing team get together with the arts group to "design" a wheel. Everything that Bike Whisperer said is true, and the wheels also break spoke nipples and suffer from spoke pull-through on the rims.