You may be mistaken about the one less thing. My opinion is that it is one more thing to go wrong. I have never heard of a broken tail wheel causing a serious accident, but certainly have heard of several where the nose wheel broke. A fixed gear KR1 would be a very simple machine to fly, especially if you could add flaps.
See N64KR at <http://krbuilder.org/> http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics 2015 KR Gathering - McMinnville, OR. September 3 - 6 -- See U There. Peoples Choice at 2013 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Il - MVN Best KR at 2013 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Il - MVN Best Interior at 2013 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Il - MVN Best Paint at 2013 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Il - MVN Best Firwwall Forward at 2013 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Il - MVN Best Interior and Panel at 2008 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Il - MVN Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC -----Original Message----- Trigear would mean one less thing that can go