2017 ELEMENT PRO

ELEMENT

BMX racing at its highest level comes down to mere fractions of a second for the win. Winning the UCI World Championship and USA BMX #1 Pro titles are no easy task, but aboard a Chase BMX frame, it seems to be a bit easier. Joris Daudet and Connor Fields have both won many races and titles aboard Chase BMX RSP 3.0 frames, and when it came time to design the Chase Element frame and complete bikes, we stuck with that winning geometry and Hydroformed frame design. The Element offers our exclusive Aero Pivotal seat post and Aero clamping system.

WEIGHT : 20.4 LBS / 9,25 KG WITHOUT PEDAL
RIDER SIZE : 4′ 11,8″ – 5′ 5,4″ / 1M52 – 1M66

2017 ELEMENT PRO KEY FEATURES

FRAME : Chase Element Pro 20.5″ 7005 T6 Alloy
FORK : Eleven 20mm Tapered, Butted, Heat Treated
HEADSET : FSA Impact Integrated
CHAINRING : Insight 43 teeth 4 Bolts
CRANKSET : Excess LSP 2 Piece Crank 175mm Hollow Alloy Arm
WHEELS : Chase Element 20mm Thru Axle Front Hub, Element 10mm Cassette Hub, 16T, 6 pawls, 3×90 points Of Engagement with Sun Envy Rims Lite 32H 20×1.50″
TIRES : Tioga PowerBand 20×1.85″ Front & PowerBlock 20×1.60″ Rear
BRAKES : Shimano Deore LX
SEAT : Chase Aero seat post & clamp / Elevn PC Pivotal seat

SPECIFICATIONS

FRAME
Chase Element Pro 20.5″ Top Tube 7005 T6 Alloy, Integrated Head Tube, 1-1/8″, Water Decals
FORK
Elevn PUL 20mm Cr-mo Fork, 1-1/8″ Steer Tube With Tapered, Butted, Heat Treated, Alloy Top Cap
HEADSET
FSA Impact Integrated Sealed Bearing
HANDLEBAR
Chase Element Bar 7.5″ Rise, 11° Back Sweep & 3.5° Up Sweep
GRIPS
Insight C.O.G.S 145mm Alloy Clamps Laser Etched Logo, PVC End Plug
STEM
Insight 50mm 6061 T6 Alloy CNC Laser Etched Logo
BB
Outboard BB Cups BC 1.37″x68/73mm Cartridge Bearings
CHAINRING
Insight 43 Tooth 4 Bolts 104mm 1/2″x3/32″ 5mm Alloy Ring
CRANK
Excess LSP 2 Piece Crank 175mm Alloy Arm, 4 Bolt Spider, Cr-mo Pedal Inserts, Alloy Chain Ring Bolts / Nuts
PEDAL
Nylon Platform Pedal 9/16″
CHAIN
KMC Z610HX 1/2″x3/32″
COG
16 Tooth
FRONT HUB
Chase Element 20mm Thru Axle Hub, 32H, Sealed Bearing
REAR HUB
Chase Element 10mm Cassette Hub 32H, Sealed Bearing, Steel Cassette Body, 6 Pawls, 90 Points Of Engagement
SPOKES
14 Gauge
NIPPLES
Alloy Nipples
FRONT RIM
Sun Rims Envy Lite Front 32H 1.50″ With Eyelet Schrader valve
REAR RIM
Sun Rims Envy Lite Front 32H 1.50″ With Eyelet Schrader valve
FRONT TIRE
Tioga PowerBand 1.85″
REAR TIRE
Tioga PowerBlock 1.60″
TUBES
20×1.50″/1.75″ Schrader valve
BRAKE LEVER
Shimano Deore LX
BRAKE CALIPER
Shimano Deore LX
SADDLE
Elevn PC Pivotal
SEAT POST
Chase Aero Pivotal 27.2x260mm Polished Alloy
SEAT CLAMP
Chase Aero 27.2mm QR Alloy
CHAIN TENSIONNER
Insight Twin Hole Laser Etched Logo

GEOMETRIES

Frame Size TT CS min LR AF SA HT SPL BBH Wheels
Expert 20″
508 mm
13.5″
342.9 mm
1.5″
38.1 mm
73° 70° 4.7″
120 mm
9.2″
236 mm
11″
279.4 mm
20×1-3/8″
Pro 20.5″
520.7 mm
14.25″
362 mm
1.5″
38.1 mm
74° 72.5° 4.7″
120 mm
9.2″
236 mm
11.5″
292.1 mm
20×1.5″
Pro XL 21″
533.4 mm
14.3″
363.3 mm
1.5″
38.1 mm
74° 72.5° 4.7″
120 mm
9.2″
236 mm
11.5″
292.1 mm
20×1.75″
Pro XXL 21.5″
546.1 mm
14.5″
368.3 mm
1.5″
38.1 mm
74° 72.5° 4.7″
120 mm
9.2″
236 mm
11.5″
292.1 mm
20×1.75″
Cruiser 21.5″
546.1 mm
15.25″
387.3 mm
1.5″
38.1 mm
73° 69.5° 4.7″
120 mm
9.8″
250 mm
12″
304.8 mm
24×1.75″

Chase Bicycles introduces the Aero seat post tube, seat post, and seat post clamp into BMX racing with our new Element bikes and RSP 3.0 frames. This is to not only to help gain fractions of a second on the track with improved aerodynamics, but the Aero tubes also offers a slightly stiffer feel. We know BMX bikes don’t need to go fully aero testing into a wind tunnel, but when races are won or lost by fractions of a second, every advantage will help.

If its out of the gate or powering out of a turn, you don’t have time to have any chain slack, pawl lag or hub clutch skipping when you need to get the power to the ground. With the all new Chase Dual Precise Engagement system rear hub offered on the new Element bikes, this is a worry of the past. The rear hub offered reliable, clean and crisp engagement of the clutch assembly, helping put all of the power exactly where you need it!

Chase Bicycles utilizes tapered tubing to offer you the most durable, yet light weight products, to help you achieve optimum results on the BMX race track. Our tapered items, use multiple thicknesses in the same tube, so the tube can be reinforced where needed with precision to help reduce stress areas where needed and lighten up the areas that don’t require extra materials. In aluminum the result are tube walls that eliminate stress points, boosting strength, reducing weight and improving fatigue life. The advantage is clear : Tapered tubes enhances strength and durability, at less weight.

While each rider is unique, Chase Bicycles has developed Bio Fit sizing for our frames to offer riders the ultimate size options for BMX racing. The sizing used for the Chase line has been carefully designed to give riders the optimum power output in the size range offered. Our commitment to details and offering many size options, gives you a custom fit BMX frame, that you can buy right at your local Chase BMX Dealer.

Born from some of the best alloys for building BMX race bikes, our special 7005-T6 SpeedLite alloy is the perfect blend for our Hydro-forming process, giving the Element frames the core strength needed to produce unmatched speed on the track, while keeping the overall weight of the frame down to a minimum.

Hydroformed tubes have two main advantages. First, the narrow axis is a flatter surface, which means more surface area to carry the load, so it is stiffer & stronger across the minor axis. Secondly, the deeper axis is stiffer since the stiffness varies to the cube of the diameter, stronger to the square. When using an oval shaped tube on a typical BMX frame it helps reduce flex but only in one direction, but on the Chase frames, the tubes are oval in both directions in the main flex areas and these tubes help reduce flex in both main directions.