Quote Originally Posted by kacie tri-ing View Post
Though I totally agree, I don't think anyone was talking about riding in the aero position on the group rides, but riding sitting up on the brakes, right?
No. What I am talking about is riding with a cycling group on a bike that has aero bars, either the full-on ones or the clip on ones. Either way, even if you ride on the hoods, it's not considerate from the perspective of other riders because of the injuries that can come from the aerobars themselves.

If there is someone with aero bars/bike on a group ride that I am on, I will stay far, far away from them. I also will tell them my thoughts on the topic. Needless to say, I don't make many friends in the aerobar community!

I realize this is not a popular thing to say here on the Triathlon forum, but I do think that it is important.

That being said, I do wish GLC many happy rides (alone) and tris on her new bike!