Curses! Now I'm farther away than ever from weenie heaven, with my old Ron Cooper. Not that there was any weight weenie cred before, measuring against 14 lb. bikes.
I figured there would be tech that was not available to the general public, but aside from cost issues, and some extraordinary hand craftsmanship, esp. regarding the frame, this is more or less repeatable, I think. Wow!
There are some really light wheels out there. Not so sure how I would feel descending on them.