As for a particular brand of bike - not as yet. It's too late at night for the war to begin on which bike is better. Wait until everyone is rested up for a merry fight!
As for potholes, suspension-forks can help, but much more is accomplished by technique: When you appraoch a pothole or bump in the road - get up off your saddle and become as weightless as possible. Takes a bit of practice, albeit, but it works like a charm!
