I got a GRAND////
total of 3hrs in a Citabria so im very short on experience but in a nutshell i can tell you that the main diference compare to a "tricicle" is the handling on the ground due to location of the wheels forward of the CG that makes you work at tracking very strait on TO and rollout,also the nose is kind of high and cuts the vis forward while on the ground.
i found the transition to the control stick from control wheel ,very easy and natural,point the stick where you whant to go and it goes
so the flying is a lot of fun/////////////.
Stalls and spins are gentle ,engine controls are located on the left side and the vis from the front seat is GREAT.
Full stall landings are so slow that it seems like hovering over the runway,wheel landings are a bit faster.
I feel that those 3hrs where very valuable and i notice GREAT improvment in my flying after .Good Luck Jetman