Originally Posted by Little Darwin

OK. Some people are more sensitive to certain things than others, so I thought I would toss you the easy possible solutions.

There are also some riding techniques to deal with short term issues, like the wooden bridges, and that is to do the opposite of what you would think, and lighten your grip. When I ride across rough stuff, I slow a bit, and my hands are barely touching the grips...

In my looking, I think any of the bikes listed above would be a nice upgrade for your type of riding, so I would suggest test riding them each, and find the one that speaks to you... Hopefully you can do a long enough test ride to be able to ride on the various surfaces you ride.

PS - My preference would be the Giant Tough Road, since I prefer rigid to a lockout... But that is me, and knowing the type of riding I do.