If I am goiing to have a short list, I would prefer bikes manufactured by the brand (so I am dropping the Specialized). In the hybrid area, perhaps a Trek or Cannondale hybrid (they are plentiful), or better yet, a drop bar mtb conversion. Could also give you some COO diversity, to get a USA built hybrid, or a Japanese mtb. Panasonic and Miyata both made really nice mtbs. Did Schwinn build my 1988 Cimmaron in the USA? Not sure, but if so, that gives you one of the last years of Schwinn USA manufacture for this historic brand (closed Greenville, MS plant in 1991).