And while my news was going to be that I had bought a Ti-Aero so that I could be just like you, thanks to GoldRushDave, I've now sold the Ti and will be getting the carbon as soon as humanly possible.  Hopefully I'll be cleared by the doc to ride next weekend, so next Saturday (or Sunday, more likely) will be the inaugural ride!
 
So add one more bacchetta to the DFW ranks.  I really neded something to soak up road buzz if I was going to continue to rando, which I really want to. Can't wait to be back with you guys.  I've lost so much muscle and have gained 15 pounds, but I 've really missed y'all!
 

In general I'm just not a big fan of mid-racers unless it's going to be your only bike.  Are you going to keep the bacchetta?  if so, then why get something that just a little lighter but still pays an aero penalty by comparison to a lowracer?  
 
That's why i have the lowracer and the highracer.  I have the best of both extremes that way.  
 
What will your purpose be for the new bike?  That would go a long way towards giving you  a better opinion.  I have ridden the M5 highracer - which is MUCh lower than a bachetta (think lowracer propped up on two wheels) raced it and also had it out for a solid 40 miles of trails.  In spite of the bike being a mere 17 lbs, I was totally dominated by most of the lowracers at the xenia races.  In a half hour race I was about a mile and a half behind the leader (Dennis Grelk) and 2/3 of a mile behind the two guys who finished ahead of me.  This is on a flat closed course.  Had it been a rolling course with elevation the lightweight might tell a somewhat different story.  
 
The end result for me was that I know speed-wise, the lowracer is king.  The highracer was a comfy bike though, with the dual 700cc wheels, and had tiller steering which I like and think I prefer over open cockpit. The M5 wasn't a consideration when I went to buy a highracer because 1) John Sclitter, the Petty's, and of course Bud just impress the hell out of me, and 2)  it would have been much more expensive and taken a while to make to my specs.  It is a VERY comfortable bike though.
 
Their midracer is basically the same as the high, with a different wheel combo.  Why were you thinking about getting it?
 
Quote from bikerteam on Feb 10^th, 2008, 7:59pm:

And one we share.      But you're highly unlikely to catch a real swift paceline with a trike, although the 700 would be the fastest option in that regard and highly disconcert the roadies
  regardless, I think the trike would be the most fun you could have while on the family rides.  Spent much time on one?  For sher fun factor they can't be beat.  Pedal powered go-karts.  
 
I don't think you'd enjoy the slow-speed handling of a real go-fast bike though. at 14mph.  With the lowracer, that's coasting 70% of the time and it gets old fast.  
 
So my vote is for the trike, man!  
 
 
Oh, and yes, I've seen roll-down tests with low v. high, but I can tell you that no highracer has ever won any race I've ever seen where the two are competing, and I've been on both sides of that one!