Originally Posted by
Fenway
Steel rims are inferior braking surfaces compared to aluminum with most brake pads. I really hope you are using either disc or drum based brakes. Otherwise when it rains, well.... you won't be stopping anytime soon.
When it's dry it works better then the aluminum wheel I used to have. I don't know what it's like when the chrome rim becomes wet. Do they become really slippery? I know that the aluminum rims get slippery as well but I never had any problems with that because I ride differently in rain and I compensate with slower and extra careful riding.