tIANci - will disagree with you on the observation "there is no real difference in taking off". taking off in crosswinds, the taildragger will want to weathervane and maybe groundloop while i've never seen that happen with a trike. also, on the ground during taxiing, you have the same problems.

basically the size of the wheel should let you know how much steering you get from the setups. nose wheels on our models tend to be about the same size as the mains and multiple times larger than the tail wheels. this is because they are much more load bearing. on a trike setup the mains and nose gear carry the load much more evenly than with a tail dragger. tail draggers load is mainly on the main gears. that's why they tend to nose over and while taxiing you should give full up elevator to increase steering effectiveness. to decrease the chances of nosing over and increase steering effectiveness, some people will bend their landing gear until they are well forward of the leading edge of the wing. yes... in that case, tail draggers are only slightly less difficult than trikes. but i think it looks silly.

fly a cub on a windy day where the winds are blowing across the runway and you'll know why trainers aren't taildraggers.