I was once banned from a group ride of women because I had aerobars on my bike and refused to remove them each week after the two weeks of "introductory ride." This in spite of the fact that I never have nor ever will ride in aerobars unless I am completely solo on a training ride. I don't even ride in aero bars if I am doing a charity ride and find myself in a solo situation. Heck, Idon't even ride in my drops much in any group situation.

I was made to promise not to ride in the aeros on the first ride and reminded of that promise on the second ride. On the third ride they said that if I showed up with aerobars on my bike for the next ride, they would not let me ride with them. I pointed out to them that I had kept my word, and that I was an adult and a woman of my word. And that I trained four or five days solo for every ride I did with them and I wasn't about to spend that much time messing with my aeros for the questionable privilege of doing a polite 20-40 miles with them for social time.

Sigh.......