Background

Arthur Adalbert Chase, more commonly referred to as AA chase, was a champion cyclist around the turn of the 20th century. He appears on page 31 of the 1896 sporting biography "Sportfolio". Later in life he partnered up with his brother FW Chase to manufacture motorcycles from 1903 to 1906.

Cycling trophies

14 August 1896. Gold medal at the ICA Track cycling world championships in Copenhagen, Denmark

1 August 1897. Silver Medal at the ICA Track cycling world championships in Copenhagen, Denmark

Cycling World Illustrated

Picture of AA chase in the magazine 'Cycling World' with co-rider... THE CYCLING WORLD ILLUSTRATED A JOURNAL DELUXE WEDNESDAY 9th SEPTEMBER 1896 VOLUME 1 NUMBER 26

There is also a reproduction of the Sportfolio photograph in " THE CYCLING WORLD ILLUSTRATED " MAGAZINE WEDNESDAY 1st JULY 1896 VOLUME 1 NUMBER 16

Press

Chase appears frequently in the national press of UK, USA and Australia.

Chase brothers motorcycle

There are no known examples of the Chase Brothers motorcycles left in existance. There is however a reference to a set of photographs in the National Archives of Wales entitled

Chase Brothers (1903) motor bike that came into the possession of J R Lloyd, Llandderfel

So there is a small possibility that one may be languishing in a collection someplace.

Movie

AA Chase appears in a movie "A.A. Chase, the Champion Cyclist" in 1902. IMDB entry for the Movie

Patent

It appears he invented some sort of exhaust silencer in patent US2122086 http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US2122086

External Links

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._W._%26_A._A._Chase

https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase_%28motorfiets%29

http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Chase

Chase Brother 1903 motorbike

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_ICA_Track_Cycling_World_Championships

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1897_ICA_Track_Cycling_World_Championships

http://www.bikecult.com/bikecultbook/sports_trackWorlds.html

http://www.radsportseiten.net/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=23318