I categorically disagree that progressive geometry is uncomfortable. Reviewers tried to set the noah up like their 73 sta climbing bike and they found it uncomfortable. I find my "progressively" set up bike way more comfortable than it was with a traditional set up, and I find myself wanting an even steeper sta (75ish rn) and more reach. Whenever I've heard of somebody who did try a properly set up progressive fit bike, the feedback has always been positive

If weight on the hands is a problem for someone, they shouldn't be looking at race oriented bikes in the first place and buy an endurance bike.

I've seen somewhere on Instagram someone bought one of these Garbaruk knockoffs, when he stood on the pedal the crank started flexing, and when he stomped harder it broke. Garbaruk responded with similar video with their original crankset under load, no flexing noticeable. Just avoid fake products, they're almost never good. I bought a Zrace RX crankset for half of that price (without chainring), and it's pretty decent.

How does an offset bottom pulley extend cassette range? When I read the title I though it was going to be used as the upper pulley to make more clearance for larger cogs