At first, I thought you meant Steve and Peggy (a.k.a., "The Stradas"), but after viewing your pictures I wondered if you meant the couple in the second picture.  I saw them at several rallies last year, but have never met them—which never used to strike me as unusual, but is starting to feel that way since I've started running with RBENT.  "What??  They're riding Bacchettas and I don't know them?  In-con-ceivable!!"  
 
I found your impressions of the Peach Pedal interesting.  My wife and I did that ride two years ago, when I was still riding a DF bike.  It was plenty hot that day, and I remember having to walk part of one of those steep hills toward the end.  I don't know whether it was a) lack of conditioning, b) pain from riding a wedgie all day, c) heat exhaustion (I remember having chills), or d) all of the above, but it was a rough day for me.  
 
I remember stopping on one of those long, steep climbs to try and get my legs back.  I hadn't noticed, but I'd stopped right in front of an auto body repair shop, and its resident junkyard cur—a wild-eyed, slavering cousin of Cerberus—came running out to bark and growl at me.  I was too tired to be much alarmed.  Instead I looked him in the eye, extended one depleted leg, and said, "Go ahead.  Do your worst.  I hope you choke on it."
 
The dog shut up, cocked its head to one side, looked at me for a second before deciding I was deranged, and then trotted back into the shop.
 
We haven't been back, primarily because we didn't enjoy the nightmare of having to spend over an hour trying to creep through the gridlock to get out of town after the ride.  That said, you've got me curious about how I'd manage that route on the recumbent.

I was out there with my bro-in-law (Jay).  First time I had done this ride and man is it a bent friendly course.  We did the 40 miles mainly because Jay just hasn't gotten much training in this year.  I could not believe the amount of people walking up some of the hills.  None of them were that bad to me.  I had to unleash the Corsa several times and let her fly up some of them then wait for Jay.  Passed lots of DF's on many climbs where the riders were standing and grinding away.  Saw Richard out there and a guy on a V3 with some swanky carbon wheels.      

It was good to see Ken, Richard and Michael.  I must admit that I was confused when the 40 mile broke off from the 100K route after rest stop #5.  In past years it hasn't broken off at that point, but the last 14 miles were in beautiful countryside.  The couple I was with ( on the EZ tandem) and I stayed around for a little while, went to the festival, but alais, all of the peach ice cream was gone. Bummer.

Very so-so ride. I'm not sure if I will ride the Peach Pedal next year. The rest stops were poorly stocked,& the 100K route had riders crossing an overpass with 18-wheelers over I-20. If I want to ride with 18-wheelers,I'll ride on the N.Dallas Tollway. I guess some ride organizers don't get it.
 
The reviews on bicycle-stuff.com are not very complimentary either. I started late(due to some friends who didn't pre-register),but did manage to see Richard.  The Peach fest was either out of everything or getting ready run out. TOO many people.