Originally Posted by cuffydog

I do two kinds of riding. One is around my town, going to meetings, shopping, getting the mail. This is in Vermont, which means there are steep hills and hardpack dirt roads (that sometimes get dry and less hard packed). I also try to ride every day for fitness, for an hour or two (if I have the time). That kind of riding is mostly on pavement, though I have to ride on dirt to get there.

I ride a Bilinky hybrid. It's had a pair of Kenda city-type 26x1 kevelar tires on for a long time, but they are finally shot. Any recommendations for where to go from here? I'd love something that gave me low rolling resistance on pavement, but were grippy enough to help me climb on dirt roads.