I personally do not like to set up a new plane as a tricycle. One, your putting a lot of stress on the rudder servo (unless you put in a heavy duty servo) Remember that the nose wheel still turns in flight that increses drag. Two, unless your flying off pavement, the nose wheel takes a beating and you either have to bend it back into position (which weakens the firewall) or get it relainged to track straight. I disagree with better ground handling on tricycle gear - a tailwheel will turn in proportion with the rudder. Also the vast majority of planes after the trainer stage are taildraggers. I also believe that you will learn to make better landings with a taildragger (it teaches you to slow down (the art of the stall) and land on the mains). As for going over on the nose when taxing or landing - yes a taildragger is more prone to that, but I've seen plenty of tricycle gear that do the same thing when the nosegear hits a hole. Just hold up elevator when you are in a taxi mode. Plus a Stick looks better as a "dragger" IMHO