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stainless steel bicycle frame
nowadays you see a lot of bicycle frames which have been plated with crome. i was wondering why you don't see a lot of bicycle frames made from
stainless steel, would it be too expensive or would the alloy be less stong?
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Mr. Wizard
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Both are true.
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azo
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The reason why it is to heavy.
That is why professionals use chrome moly half the weight and heaps stronger.
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http://vimeo.com/37584656
The Delorean is made of stainless steel.
Could a cardboard car be next ?
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Stainless steel is HEAVY!!! Nowadays bikes are getting lighter and lighter, you can easily pick up a carbon-fiber bike.
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yeah, they used to use aluminium and magnesium, but now carbon fiber is a lot lighter and stronger
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Light weight stainless steel bike right here http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=19...
[Edited on 17-7-2012 by Vogelzang]
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Ummm. Stainless isn't incredibly easy to either weld or solder.
ChromeMoly rusts.
I once suggested to a pioneer frame builder, that anodizing areas of Stainless/then Copper plating them etc., might render them easy to solder or
braze. He liked the idea, but I don't think he ever got around to trying it. The off-roaders he eventually became famous for, usually utilized TIG
welded large diameter aircraft-alloy Aluminum in their frames.
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The delorean, as cool as it looked , was a dismal failure. 
Quality control was poor, service was a nightmare. The company didn't last very long.
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