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Rumour has it that equilibriums are pretty relaxed and a bit boring geo wise so it might be the overall setup that underwhelmed you. If your 40 yo back can take it, you might get that roadman "sensation" of speed with a racier road bike and some bongo wheels that would give you that geared smile. I have a relaxed road bike and it's great and a bit higher avg speed, but otherwise it has no real impact on my weekend dad loops.
As a fellow 40yo when I've done SSCX my knees can be a bit ouchy the day after, so there is a little voice in the back of my mind that pops up when I do low-cadence SS grinding (ie your MTB stuff) where I think maybe gears are better for off road stuff. I miss my gravel bike (got nicked).
Otherwise yeah like Amey said bury me with my fixie. I won't go into the virtues of fixed as ALL of it will end up in That Thread but yeah it's the best, fixed is life.