no stretching, like I said the chain is brand new. The city here puts down a nasty mixture of sand and salt down onto the road to work over the snow. This mixture presents big problems for me because if I pile on extra lube to keep the salt water out, the sand sticks to the oil. The worst part is that the extra oil attracts the sand which still carries dry salt, there by making the whole thing an exercise in futility. That is where I am right now, I started with extra lube to keep the oil out and get salty sandy oil. Then I tried a less sticky oil, which washes off and I get salt water into to chain.
Any other winter riders out there have any good chain solutions? or should I just get used to destroying a chain every winter?