It should be noted that your statement about coming away with your recent tour with sore neck/ shoulders is a statement about you, not your bike. You likely have some weak muscles in that region. A lot of people tour on aggressive positioned road bikes without problems right? If you want to buy a new bike, hey it's your money, but you may find that without some sort of strengthening, without much much time, you may find that even more upright is not going to help. This is my opinion, I am entitled to, it so please all you nasty trolls go drop dead.