Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Dura Ace 10-Pitch Track compatibility

Hey All,

I'm messing around with my first fixed-gear project and I want some vintage cranks. I found a set of Dura Ace 10-Pitch Track cranks and bottom bracket. They have no chain and no chain ring (I hear these are hot comodities). Could I put a different chain ring on them and run a different chain? Could I sub the bottom bracket for a current shimano bottom bracket with Italian threading and still get an ok chainline? Any help would be great! Thanks! :D

What would be the point, if you're going to have a different chainring and chain? I mean, I know they're probably good cranks, but to use just the cranks with everything else different? I would just save the cranks for when you're going to run the whole setup, but that's just me.
People have asked about the 10-pitch chain around here, it sounds like you will be watching ebay for a couple years and dropping a lot of dough when one shows up, unless you find one in a dusty corner of a bike shop.

there was just a thread about this... like last week or so. search. i think the bcd is a wierd one, but if you can find a chainring, you should be ok.

Search of this forum:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=98930&highlight=dura+ace+pitch

um, the guy that's selling those is a member here. ask him about it. business cycles tech page lists the bcd as 122mm, ink1373 says otherwise, i'm too damn lazy to measure mine to doublecheck (and i don't need to as i've got a full group). long story short: save your time and energy unless you're patient enough to track down the full drivetrain setup (chainring, rear hub, cog, lockring, chain).

and no, i don't have any extra parts.

THanks for the input and the link to that other thread. I did search, but I didn't find that. I guess I'll skip them then. Thanks again.

you wont be able to find a 10 pitch chain

i ended my search for extra links by buying a keirin frame at the t town swap, it fits the group perfectly... but seriously ive been looking for a chain on ebay for the last 6 months with no luck, i think other people are as well

You can buy 122 BCD stronglight chainrings on harris cyclery I believe.

http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/chainrings/122.html

They have a pretty cool drilling pattern on them too (there's no picture there though).

youll also have to buy the propretary hubs, lockring and cog... some guy has these on ebay right now, but seriously you wont be able to find the chain