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Whatever you think about the rest of the bike, lighter wheels do make you go faster, it's basic physics innit.
I weighed the Fortezza Tri Comps I picked up last night for my Colnago and they were <190g. Then I weighed the inner tubes and they were 71g. That made me happy :)
I'd question how practical latex inners would be on a day to day ride though, they need pumping up a lot more. The risk is you get lazy, don't keep them hard and get pinch punctures, which results in more punctures despite their theoretically better puncture performance.