crankset 10spd with 6spd drivetrain

[willum44]

Could I use a 10spd Veloce UT crankset with my 6spd drive train and chain

[toff]

Yes.

You only run into problems when you try to use older cranksets with more modern drivetrains, but even then it can usually be made to work.

[Drew Eckhardt]

Yes.

You only run into problems when you try to use older cranksets with more modern drivetrains, but even then it can usually be made to work.

Tighter ring spacing with wider chains can be a (fixable) problem too.

When I tried using a 10 speed FSA crankset with a 9 speed Campagnolo chain on a frame with 40.6cm chain stays I got rub on the big ring when using the three smallest cogs leaving no usable overlap between rings. I had to use thin spacers (Wheels Manufacturing and Letour both sell .6mm spacers specifically for this purpose) to space it out to 9 speed dimensions after which I had no chain rub in any gear combination.

[bikerjulio]

9 speed chains are cheap, shifting will improve, and probably avoid most of the chain rub issue.