First ride since I finally got the boom, chain, and shifters (mostly) dialed in.  For those who care, here are my impressions after 17 miles:
 
It feels like the VK2 and the Carbent had a baby, and it takes more after the VK2 side.  It's as comfy as the VK2 was, which is the most comfy bike I've ever ridden.  It feels like it's a lowracer with a big front wheel.  Accelerates downhill like a lowracer, and lets you maintain that speed like a lowracer does.  
 
But it's more upright than a lowracer, and is open cockpit, and higher up too.  So I don't have that staring between my feet feeling or the extreme recline feeling.  That makes it very much like a highracer.  It seems to climb well.
 
It's got a bit more pedal steer which is characteristic of lowracers, but that may go away with saddle time.  
 
How it compares speed wise to the carbent, and how well it will climb steeper grades I can't yet say.  It must weigh a bit more than the carbent, but not by much.  There was no noticeable noise from the chain tubes, and no perceived drag, though I'm sure there is some.  The tubes stay on until after Bessie's creek, and by then I'll have a better idea.
 
Tomorrow is a 75-85 miler with around 4800 feet of climbing.

Ended up with only around 65 maybe.  Turns out I still don't have the shifting right so I wasn't going to be able to tackle the steep hills south of Aledo.  Definitely a few changed to make to dial t in, but I was very happy with the ride.  Still feels like the perfect blend of high and low racers.
 
Happy easter!
 
Oh, and Roy...

Yeah the bag is one of a very few in existence.  Actually they were the first bags Dana created when he designed the bentupcycles aero bag. All the members of Team Carbent were given one.  You can blame the color on Sandy and Chris.  
 
Setup is Open Cockput, obviously, with s.0/s.9 components and bram's brakes.  The paint job is neat but it's obviously not professional since it's just painted directly over the old clear coat I think.  Still, it's a lot neate than black.  The standover heigh makes it NICE.
 
Quote from Rat Rider on Mar 31^st, 2013, 12:56pm:

I couldn't say for sure, but it looks like it can.  Feel free to give mine a ride next time we're near each other, and you can always get a frameset with different brakes.  You coming to Muenster?
 
Quote from Rat Rider on Apr 2^nd, 2013, 8:34am:

You Bike Hoe!   Another high performance recumbent!
 
I need to stop in and visit you and take a close look at your M5 Carbon High Racer.  The CHR has been my dream bike.  Remember you where the person who inspired me to purchase a Baron after I carefully sat on your old Baron on coasted down the (slight) hill in front of your house.