The British Wire Wheels website includes this statement:
"Most Dunlop chrome wheels have chrome-plated stainless steel spokes and
nipples. All DAYTON chrome wheels have polished stainless steel spokes and
chrome nipples."
My understanding is that the chrome plating process applied to regular steel
spokes causes "hydrogen embrittlement", resulting in spokes that break more
easily than painted spokes. Would the same concept apply to chrome plating
stainless steel? And why would it be desirable to chrome plate stainless
steel spokes? Cheaper than polishing?
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich C" <richchrysler@quickclic.net>
To: <tomfelts@earthlink.net>; "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>;
<healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 5:58 AM
Subject: Re: wire wheels -- how many spokes?
> This may be because the Dunlops didn't used to be laced with stainless
> spokes, but they are now, though I don't know when this began.
> Rich
>
>
> > I almost hate to jump in Rich because of your good esperience with them,
> > but I feel I have to add my comments on Dunlop's. I added the chrome
ones
> > to my BJ8 in 1986. I can't tell you how many times I have replaced
spokes
> > that have broken off at the attachment points in the wheel over the
years.
> > It almost got to be a joke at the place who did the tire removal. I had
> as
> > many as 5 to be replaced at one time. Recently I discovered one spoke
> > loose and decided to tighten it. The spoke snapped with the slightest
> > pressure. My guess is that many more have become brittle.
> >
> > I will move to Daytons as soon as the pocketbook allows.
> >
> > Regards
> > Tom
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