Ya, I have the same thoughts.
It reminds me a lot of my 36 as far as using the weight to your advantage.
All of my unis are on the heavy side as I’m using the biggest tires, tubes, large handlebars along with a pack with water, tools, and a few of the 10 essentials (depending on time of year).
All the extra weight is a bonus for training and, like you said, when you ride bare bones they feel light because of what you are used to.