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if indeed that is a high quality stainless steel it will wear out much
slower than chainrings and cassettes anyway and I have always purchased a
new chain with a new cassette. so even if the chain last longer you might
not want to burn up cassettes faster with it.
I use cheap chains in the rain, I lube them like mad and when they clog up
(in a month) I take them off and chuck them.
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From: Schmidt, John [mailto:John.S-@sulzerpumps.com]
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 9:59 AM
To: moh-@easystreet.com; obra
Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] stainless steel chain
I don't have any experience with stainless steel chains. However, any
plated chain or even a non plated chain isn't going to rust that easy
either... as long as you keep some oil on it.
What you are really looking for in a chain is wear resistance. Is the
stainless steel chain going to last longer than another chain? It
depends... this is a materials question. Material type, heat treat,
hardness achieved? Pin and bushings material? etc etc. I personally
don't think it will last any longer than any other high quality chain.
Stainless steel in general is not going to wear any better than any other
high quality steel (of course there's a huge variety of stainless steels
with vastly different material properties...) So like I said it really
depends on the exact materials used, manufacturing techniques, heat treat
control etc. I have a feeling its little bit of marketing too... i.e.
"stainless steel !" ... You can do some searching on some forums out there
and see what others say.
Anyway obviously the main issue for chain life is cleaning and then oiling
the chain. See what the venerable Jobst Brandt has to say.
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/bicycles-faq/part3/section-34.html
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael O'Hair [mailto:moh-@easystreet.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 6:26 PM
To: obra
Subject: [OBRA Chat] stainless steel chain
Does anyone have experience with stainless steel chains? The
catalog price
is reasonable and it would seem to be a boon to winter
riding. There must
be a catch somewhere.
Thanks for any information.
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