I don't get the hate for changing it. It is just the drive train and wheels which can easily be swapped back on in an hour give or take. It isn't like your hacking up a 50s Ferarri to put an chevy LS1 drive train in it. If you really want to throw money at it I bet somebody can google up a rear hub that will work with both 135mm quick release and take a microspline/sram XD freehub.
https://www.modernbike.com/dt-swiss-...-24h-black-red that one will even work with 130mm QR spacing, meant for road but so what. Somebody else will have to google and find 26er rim brake rims with 24 holes. Every rim I come across with 24 holes is disc.