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KarlMarx
You experience is quite similar to mine, I too had issues with brakes and the dumb dropouts. Even with that fixed that did not solve the fact it's heavy and even with lightweight 650b XC wheels it still felt sluggish (and I was pretty fit at the time). I could still keep up with friends on carbon road bikes, but it was just joyless. I guess I should have done some touring with it, but then it's not even that comfortable, and the forks really aren't good. On the plus side the geo actually worked really well for me...
tl:dr It's OK not to like it, you're not "wrong". Move on, buy an Arkose or something.