Get yourself a bike that can handle wider tires. Surly makes several frames like the Steamroller and Long Haul Trucker that will take wide tires. Look at cyclocross frames like the Bianchi San Jose. 700c x 32 or 38 width tires on a nice set of clinchers with 36 spokes in 3-cross pattern and you're good to go. Still plenty fast and a much better ride than 700c x 23 tires.