Just a thought...its not the suspension that will enable you to ride well enough, but the geometry of the bike. My first ever bike was a hybrid/comfort bike that made it nearly impossible to climb with. And I'm talking about any dirt climb what-so-ever. Hybrid/comfort bikes are meant for flat grade or reclaimed railroad tracks and riding around town. Ride your bike, but realize that climbing 'up' something that proves so difficult, is not your inability to do so, but the way the bike is built, in a way that makes it very hard to lean forward and grind up a dirt hill.

But my motto is...always to have fun and enjoy the joy-joy .