The area around the “Seedose” in St. Pölten has been the site of the traditional 3-Könixcross-cross country race for many years.
The competition was also the first official race in the new calendar year. Chase team member Manfred got off to a good start and took the lead from the beginning along with Philipp Heigl. During the race the lead switched several times between the two athletes. On and on, the two set themselves apart from the other pursuers. Approximately at the half of the race Manfred had a small lead, but the few seconds were quickly closed again and so the duo was once again on the road together. The preliminary decision fell only in the second to last round. Manfred changed his bike and at the same time Heigl attacked. That small gap was enough to decide the race. Heigl won the race after 60 minutes, Manfred ranked second. Thus, the new year starts very successfully and exactly as the old one has ended – with a second place!
Despite the rain we participated in the Bike4Dreams-event on May 30th, 2019 with our KTM-bikes! Due to the bad weather the route was shortened, we started in Mürzzuschlag instead of Vienna. Nevertheless, we mastered 210km in around seven hours. Hopefully we’ll be back next year :)
The brilliant days on Gardasee are coming to an end. My favourite Mountain is just around the corner: The Altissimo! 1300hm on 13km. The last kilometer winds up over a 20-25% slope. ;-)
/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/handcrafted-01-vergrößert-280x300.png00Rene De Zordo/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/handcrafted-01-vergrößert-280x300.pngRene De Zordo2019-07-01 09:26:402019-07-01 09:28:23Training camp Gardasee
Völkermarkt and Diex were this year’s venues for the Austrian Mountain National Championship in road cycling. Nearly 100 starters started at the main square of Völkermarkt on August 18th to determine the fastest climber in the country. After 3.5 laps or approx. 60 kilometres around Völkermarkt the final 9-kilometreclimb up to Diex follows. The initial phase of the race was marked by several attacks, but no rider was able to distance himself decisively. Thus, the elite field entered the final climb almost closed. The ascent to Diex has an average gradient of 8%, but mainly includes steeper passages at the beginning and end.
At the foot of the mountain, the pace was immediately picked up at the top and the field broke up into several groups. Chase team rider Manfred managed to stay just behind the leading group and drove a strong race. He completed the climb in about 25′ and was able to catch up another group of drivers shortly before the finish. With the Chase-Up wheels and the Chase seat post he also had optimal material at his disposal to bring his bike as close as possible to the regulated 6.8 kg minimum weight. In the Austrian Championship scoring Manfred just missed the top 10 and finished with a strong 11th place!
On August 11th Kirchschlag in the Buckligen Welt was the venue of the Schlossberg XC. The traditional event was held for the 17th time this year. For Chase team rider Manfred, this race is always something special, as he comes from the town and was already at the start of the very first edition of this event in 2001, at that time still in the student class.
He won each of the last three races and was therefore again the favourite this year. The track was very deep and muddy due to heavy rainfall the night before the race, which made it extremely exhausting for all participants. Nevertheless, Manfred took the lead of the field immediately after the start and set the pace. Only one rider was able to follow him for a fairly long time, but on the ascents it quickly emerged who was the stronger of the two on this day. After 1 hour and 9 minutes Manfred crossed the finish line as the winner and thus lived up to his role as favourite.
Our opening ceremony on April 1st 2016 was a great success.
In the evening of April 1st we celebrated the opening of our new, young company in our factory.
Eröffnungsfeier Chase, handcrafted in Austria, Carbon, Felge, Grenzgasse 111 9/6/6, St. Gabriel, Felix Schneider, Peter Fröhlich, Chase
Besides to local politicians, like the mayor of Maria Enzersdorf ans DI Johann Zeiner, we also welcomed the technology and innovation representative of Lower Austria, WKO representative ING Roman Langer MSc MAS and businessman Stephan Duursma MBA.
Eröffnungsfeier, DI Johann Zeiner, handcrafted in Austria, Carbon, Felge, Grenzgasse 111 9/6/6, St. Gabriel, Felix Schneider, Peter Fröhlich, Chase
Picture: market town Maria Enzersdorf
Additionally, we could also convince notable industry agents and the local press of the great capability of carbon fiber production in a short presentation of our company.
Our guests showed great interest in the manufacturing process and in our previously produced products.
We carried really nice conversations and could even establish new, important contacts.
Eröffnungsfeier Chase, DI Johann Zeiner, handcrafted in Austria, Carbon, Felge, Grenzgasse 111 9/6/6, St. Gabriel, Felix Schneider, Peter Fröhlich, Chase
/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/handcrafted-01-vergrößert-280x300.png00Caro/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/handcrafted-01-vergrößert-280x300.pngCaro2018-08-02 13:12:012018-08-02 13:12:01Positive overall result of the cross-country season 17/18 for Manfred
/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/handcrafted-01-vergrößert-280x300.png00Caro/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/handcrafted-01-vergrößert-280x300.pngCaro2018-08-02 13:10:582018-08-02 13:10:58After the positive result in the cross-country season we start in MTB season
On Thursday, February 1st a vernissage with Chase participation took place in Vienna in the Taborstraße near the Augarten.
Christoph Buchegger and Rüdiger Suppin had designed an ingenious bicycle frame out of paper and old surfboard masts and built it completely by themselves.
The result was a carbon bike with one gear, a single speed that weighs exactly 6.66kg. To top it off, they equipped the bike with our Chase wheels. It was a great evening with many interested visitors who had come to the project presentation full of anticipation.
