On the beach itself, a CX bike is ideal - perfect even. The sand is extremely firm (the RAF occasionally lands C-130s on it) and the beach section is long, straight and fast, especially with a tailwind. So on the drops on a CX gets you a bit more aero than you would be on an MTB. Once you are off the beach and back into the singletrack/woods, it's a different matter - and in terms of time per lap, you probably spend longer off the beach than you do on it. In fairness, there's no massive advantage for any type of bike, but after previous experience on a CX, I'm choosing a 29er HT this time round. Lots of others will choose differently...
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