My road bike is somewhat similiar to yours, Giant OCR1, and everyone told me I should have bought the Trek FX. I am so glad I did not... "now".

My bike felt right, but when I started dealing with riding it in higher mph speed limit traffic on county roads, keeping my balance on the skinny road tires, trying to work out some fit issues, my form, gear, etc... I had some thoughts of... Hmm, what have I done?

So, I'm with the other post on I wouldn't ditch the whole thing quite yet. And frankly, if you live in an area where winter is approaching, selling it in that area now might bring you less $. Folks start thinking about skiing, etc. vs. bikes and buying, IMO. Unfortunately too it seems you lose a lot of money on the sale of something once used... even though slightly.

My Giant has an option where the the bars are installed slightly more upright. Switching to flat bars may help, just keep the extra set. Does the shop have a FX for you to demo and tell them what it is you like about "it" vs your bike now? Maybe that would help in modifying your bike?

Now that I have ridden it a while, I find everything just feels better in the drops being more aero. Also, I feel the need for carbon. I want to smooth out my ride. Does that mean my bike was the wrong bike for me? No. It was the right bike for my skills, etc. Now, I'm ready to upgrade.

I don't know if you still hate it, would the shop take it in on trade? And sell yours as a demo? Our lbs with winter coming cut the prices on the floor models. If the other is what you really wanted after a heart to heart with the shop, then seek out a deal.

I hope it works out for you. I have some other pieces of gear that I got burned on. Some of those were the seller, but the others were me trying to figure out what I really wanted. Good Luck.