Originally Posted by
fietsbob
some, as others say, have a % of iron, though largely nickel copper chromium... there is no 1 stainless steel .
main prep for a campus bike is
Locks, and knowing how to use them , and an un attractive bike, given campus is a big mecca for bike thieves.

Yeah... Definitely some of that. Perhaps there is a market for simulated pre-rusted and frayed stainless steel cables.