Originally Posted by
BlazingPedals
It looks like the Oryx is a touring 'bent with dual-26" wheels. Compared to their competitors, Optima tends to be on the heavy side, and adding suspension sure doesn't make it any lighter; but what the heck for the right price it'd be a nice ride, if somewhat slow on climbs. It's just me, but I would not want an older 6061 alloy frame, which were not only a softer alloy but weren't even heat-treated. The new 7005-series frames are something like 3 times as strong.
http://www.optimabikes.com/en/products/optima-oryx
That is interesting in regards to the steel, I will have to look into it. The bike only had "Tour" written on it where the other ones had the model, and it does look a little older but not much. And it has a 20"/26" setup on it but after reading up on that I would probably change it out for a 26" rim. Although I think the handle bars are backwards because they are super close to the seat and my thighs hit against them even with the pedals extended.