I had the Highroad V's and never liked them. They only claim to be rated for 40psi which for me was way too low for mostly road riding. Even at well above rated pressure they still seemed sluggish compared to the Nashbar/Performance brand 1.5 inch tires. I eventually gave them away and happily ran the puncture resistant versions of the Nash/Perf tires for several years. I have no expereince with the Kendas, but at 1.95 inches they strike me as awfully large for a road style tread unless you are doing some goofing around, jumping, curb-hopping and what not. I do do some goofing around and still like to run 1.5 inch tires.

Also with care during installation I'm sure you can use your tubes in a 1.5 (or even 1.25) inch tire so don't let that be the deciding factor.