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@hippy
You've said yourself your deep section wheels are for posing, not to shave a minute of your 25 time. In this case, why buy lighter components if the bike isn't being raced? I'm not talking about dropping a kilo or two off a commuter machine to make it easier to carry up stairs here.
BTW, I rode the 24hr on one of the cheapest carbon frames available at the time, a £500 P-X Stealth. The £3.5k S-Works (which used to be raced and now gathers dust and French rainwater) spent the 24 on the back of the car as a spare.
Anyway, everyone knows it's just crotchety old riders annoyed at other people with better bits than they ever had. Play with your new toys, enjoy them.