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@hippy
"So, they are not durable, have a poor ride feel, heavy, flexy, expensive and impossible to repair."
"why on earth would TT racers use these pieces of shit ?"
If these are true and I've not done enough research to know, they are used by TTers because:
HED3's superior aerodynamics outweighs their weight handicap.
Durability doesn't really come into play when they are only used for a few hours at a time.
Ride feel surely isn't that much of a factor when you are stretched out into an uncomfrtable position, etc for an hour.
Cost - well you can train or you can buy speed. One is easy and expensive the other is hard and cheap.
Your likelihood of crashing in a TT is much, much less than a mass start race.
If you are looking for justification to use these on a street bike or a bike used for mass start events I'm not gonna give you any. I'd use this wheel for TTs and TTs alone.