Escape from Alcatraz bike q

I have yet to see anyone prefer a tribike for that course. You should have just gotten their newsletter with the bike course description and help, they explain why a tribike is not necessary.

edited to add:  Those newsletters and course descriptions are super helpful.  I'm guessing alot of folks get them and don't give them even two seconds worth of attention, but if it's sitting in your spam folder or hasn't been read yet you should check it out!

Where are you coming in from, have you thought about renting a bike (if there's any left)?  We're flying in, and staying for two weeks, so we're leaving our bikes at home and renting carbon road bikes in town for the race.

I've done the race two times, once on a road bike, once on a road bike I rode at 78 degree seat angle with shortie aerobars. It was the same bike I used for the Nice Triathlon (Ironman France). \

The set-up that was a road bike with a zero-offset seatpost, tri saddle and shortie ITU legal aerobars was the best. I lost time with the regular road bike.

The top pros used tri bikes with a couple exceptions among the ITU pros, who rode their ITU bikes. Obviously the key elements are cornering, descending and climbing.

Here is the bike I used but shown in this photo with a different seatpost:

And here is the bike in the actual race configuration on the Col d' Vence in Nice, France as used at Alcatraz:

Unless you have the set up Tom has I'd say without a doubt a road bike. I went back and forth about TT or road bike for the race and I went with the roadie and glad I did.

+1 Road bike.

Have fun, the whole race is great!