bentrider seeks upright possibilities: Bikefanclub.com

Ok, I love my Calfee Stiletto and for solo riding it's fantastic but it simply doesn't pace with roadies. This is a typical experience; Today I rode with some local racers on a training run. These are experienced cat 2 riders and set a good pace 24-26 on flats. We went through town and came to a short hill that I can manage 10 on, they went up at 14 which even on a 1/2 mile hill adds up, I saw them on the descent and one guy got a flat and some kept going, I caught the two leaders and put a big distance between us arriving near the halfway point rest stop at 23 miles and waited 10 minutes for the pack to arrive. We then headed home by a route that has rolling hills up to 5% which I hang fine with...but then we hit the local training run that has some steep sections and I got severly dropped! By the time I reached the crest they were on the descent and nearly a mile ahead. I descended and hit 43 mph and closed the gap but could not catch them on a long 1-2% grade, just too much distance. I could have kept going at the halfway and never looked back but that's not a group ride...still, when I got dropped there is no waiting by the pack. Point being I end up riding alone much of the time due to the inherent differences in platforms. So I am considering a road bike but have three discs gone in my neck so I need a semi-upright position which it I don't think would hurt on a hilly course at the back of a pack...so my question is what bike to choose for a 50 mile hilly run?
I am 5'7 with a 30" inseam and weigh about 165...

I'm thinking of spending up to about 3500 bucks but would be happy at lower!

any help would be appreciated,

thanks sloji

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