Originally Posted by
fast_track
I know everyone has their opinion but for me, I love 1/8 chain. I ride daily, year round and am over 200 lbs with a heavy bag as well. It makes me feel better and safer stopping on city streets. I keep my chain well lubed and cleaned so I find it to be pretty quite. I would agree, 3/32 is a bit quiter from what I remember. Its been a while.
Well, to be fair, 3/32" chains in theory should be just as strong as 1/8" - the chain's strength (i.e. resistance to snapping) should mostly depend on the thickness of the plates and construction/shape of the plates and pins - both of these factors in theory are identical between 1/8" and 3/32" chains.
Where you might feel safer is the chainring robustness - it very seldom happens, but it happens, that the chainring is folded from the strong force exerted by the chain. This is less likely with 1/8" chainrings.