I truly appreciate your reply. The hand numbness seems to be going away or at least taking longer to present itself since I leveled the seat. To be frank, any knee issues also seem to be pretty much gone...that could be due to the seat being leveled or because I also moved it slightly ahead.
Of course the side effect of those two things is I do feel it more in the saddle.
As to the R word...I'd like to continue on a traditional bike and build it up. However, I will very, very, very quickly admit I think 'bent trikes are some of the coolest things I've seen in a long time.
I greatly appreciate your response. I was beginning to feel very along out here.