Very first trail ride...

[Crankin]

I never had any trouble adjusting to my brifters from the trigger shifters on my mtb when I got my first road bike. Kind of unusual for me . I now have one of each. Once in awhile I find I shift the wrong way on the cogs on my Jamis (triggers), but I think it's more a function of the fact that I just don't ride that bike very often.
I looked at some touring bikes a couple of months ago and I have determined I could not do the barcons... you have to let go of the bar and I still am not so great with that. I feel like it would be added stress. I am happy with my combo of short reach Ultegra brifters and my short/shallow bar. A friend just got the SRAM brifters and she said it's easy, but she was coming from triggers and not having to unlearn Shimano. I'm with Oak. I would like to try different things, but I think it would be too much for my brain because they are different, but similar.