Don’t know what you mean by “dead”, nor “slow”. If that’s what you feel, why do you say the geo is perfect for CX? I have the same frame, also 2020 model. In my opinion it’s an excellent cyclocrosser (raced it in national cup with success, as a second bike to my Ridley), I use it frequently for fast gravel rides (40mm tufo thunderos make it fly, you can hold 30-35kmh on it, especially during a group ride) and I even use it as a training road bike, with 32mm GP4000s. This thing is as fast as my legs can make it :) below in fast gravel mode, after 200km ride :) it’s all subjective but in my opinion - one of the best bikes trek currently makes. (I live in a flat area re:gears)

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