my experience with Forte Titans is they were very flexy. I was not satisfied with them so I returned them. I assume it would be an ok training wheel but those are my thoughts

OP I was in a similar position with a similar budget. I ended up going with Easton EC90SL's from a friend and had a custom wheelset built. Still waiting for the custom wheelset.

I test rode some Zipp 101s this weekend and they were great. Great enough to spend 1300 on ? Not for me. They rolled really well though.

In the end its your money but out of all the bike goodies ive purchased a new set of hoops always makes me happy.

Are wheels worth it ? imo yes. I have a couple sets of wheels and I do notice a difference. When you talk times it may not be a huge difference. Some wheels are stiffer, some wheel accelerate better, some wheels I can hold speed just a little easier.