Originally Posted by
jbell_64
May also make a difference that I'm riding a flat bar bicycle vs drop bars.?.?
In my experience trigger or grip-shift (on a flat-bar, on MTBs) has always had FD shifting on the left, RD shifting on the right, and the brake levers set to match.
The only place it would be potentially different (i.e., inconsistent with brake levers) would be DT shifters, stem-mounted shifters, or bar-end shifters.