[QUOTE=curdog;14898703]I have been looking at the 2013 Salsa Vaya in stainless steel. I'm not familiar with the qualities of stainless, with the exception of being able to buff out scratches. What are you really paying for when choosing the higher price stainless over chromoly steel?[/QUOTE]

Hopefully something you want. Why you want it is the real question, and there are lots of reasons you might want it and lots of reasons you might not want it. All that said, it's nice to have choices even if no one else appreciates your choice.