I went with my dad on a ride through the state park this afternoon. At one point he headed for a nice little bike trail that traveled around the lake but I didn't have the right treads to follow him so we stuck to the paved roads.

I have a Specialized Sequoia that I can put different rims and tires, say 700x32, or I can go mtb bike shopping. The trail was semi-paved. I'm not looking to do boulders, logs, and adrenaline junkie stuff so I wouldn't need a Stumpjumper or anything in that class.

What would you recommend? Tricross? Crosstrail? Different tires altogether?