11 speed chainset with 10 speed cassette

Girth
Girth Posts: 148
edited January 2014 in Road buying advice
Hi,

I am pretty sure I can do this but I just need a little bit of reassurance before I pull the trigger.
I am running 10 speed 11-28 cassette on a 50/34 105 compact chainset.

Pretty sure I am right in thinking that I can run 11 speed chainset with 10 speed cassette?
Looking at an Ultegra 6800 11 speed chainset.

Any help much appreciated!

Comments

  • smidsy
    smidsy Posts: 5,273
    This has been asked very recently.

    Short answer is it should be fine.
    Yellow is the new Black.
  • markyone
    markyone Posts: 1,119
    cant see why not
    Colnago c60 Eps super record 11
    Pinarello F8 with sram etap
  • Plenty of people have said it's ok, including in the recent thread, but nobody has yet come back to say they've fitted it, and that it works (or not)
  • DiscoBoy
    DiscoBoy Posts: 905
    smidsy wrote:
    This has been asked very recently.

    Short answer is it should be fine.

    By me, I got no reply...

    viewtopic.php?f=40004&t=12956136

    So will a 10 speed chain work with an 11 speed chainset?
    Red bikes are the fastest.
  • I suggest you be the first to try it, and report back ;)
  • mamba80
    mamba80 Posts: 5,032
    Plenty of people have said it's ok, including in the recent thread, but nobody has yet come back to say they've fitted it, and that it works (or not)

    some one in our club ran a DA 11sp chainset, with 10sp for a while whist the rest of the grp set arrived, with no issues what so ever.