Hey now! Those tadpole trikes look pretty cool - in fact, my husband and I are eyeing the tandem tadpole trike from Greenspeed. We know a couple who has one and love it. If you like, you can read about their adventures here:
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/journ...r=ScottandJodi

Just wanted to add a note about recumbents in general. They definitely use a different set of muscles. It takes a little bit (about a month?) to really get those muscles conditioned such that you're zooming along at your usual road bike speeds. I think my husband has an advantage by riding the recumbent exclusively, while I swap back and forth between the bent and my road bike.

He's been thinking about getting a fairing, so I'm going to get it for him for his birthday - he'll really fly then!