This is BS, pure and simple. And where is this "marketing" some are complaining about? What are the useless features?

As for putting big tires on older bikes, some can fit them but many can not. My road bikes from 1992 until now are mostly limited to 25mm tires except the one which was limited to 23s. My Seven, which is from about 2010, will not take 28s. I've ridden it on some dirt roads and it is the wrong tool for the job, as was the CAAD5 before it and the Landshark before that. My Gunnar will accept 28s but has a Kestrel fork, so that's about it.

My friend brought his Atlantis with those huge tires on some rough trails with our mtb group and it was definitely a fish out of water. A modern, lightweight gravel bike would have been a much better choice. People go fast on modern gravel bikes, no matter what you call them or who approves of them. I've seen it, they are real and they have their place.