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I don't really get this. The (intentionally loosely drafted) regs don't say you can't use equipment that makes it easier to do X or Y. It says you can't puppy paws, for example simulate a tribar position by resting forearms.
There are pictures of other riders resting their forearms on handlebars of different types. If the equipment is the issue then there will need to be a lot rider investigations...
onyerbike-
It says you can't puppy paws, for example simulate a tribar position by resting forearms.
The reg says "Riders may not...simulate a Tri-Bar position by resting the forearms on the handlebars". The offence is the supporting of the forearms on the handlebars. If the arms were in the same position without support, there's no foul. If the specific bars were used but the rider held the hooks for the duration of the event, there's no foul.
I'm not here to defend the regulations, which are in general and in this specific area an absolute clusterfuck of inept and inconsistent construction, but under any conventional rules of interpretation, the instant your forearm touches the handlebar in a road bike TT, you're in breach of the regulation. The fact that other people were doing it to a greater or lesser extent with different equipment doesn't excuse the main target of the complaints, it means there might be plenty more DQs to come before we get the the final result comprising only those riders who rode in compliance with the regulations.
gbj_tester
It's not the position per se, but the equipment used to allow him to maintain that position while expending less energy than somebody using an identical position without the prohibited forearm support.