Exactly. It may technically be faster- but not to any noticeable degree, unless one is counting seconds. The Venge might save me 20 seconds on a 34 mile ride- who cares? It's imperceptable- and so negligible, that just a tad more effort on one hill alone, would accomplish the same thing on another bike. The only place it would matter, is in a race, where one is doing max effort continually, and that 20 seconds would mean the difference between winning or losing.

As I said, I bought the Venge just because I like it- but had I bought it with the hopes of it doing something for me, I would have been sorely disappointed. The only benefit, to a recreational rider like myself, is in the aesthetics.