Supergas — Ronnie Gaska Signature (1994) — Supercross BMX Heritage
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Supergas — Ronnie Gaska Signature
1994The first Supercross signature frame — Tange Prestige Ultra Strong with a fluted downtube. Only 2 ever made.
The Supergas was the first time Supercross tried to build a signature frame: an SX250 in Tange Prestige tubing with a ribbed, fluted downtube, built for Ronnie Gaska. Only 2 were ever made.
The Story
Ronnie Gaska was an up-and-coming A Pro and Superclass racer from Long Island, and Bill Ryan wanted to help him out. The frame was an SX250 built entirely in Tange Prestige tubing with double-thick dropouts — and Tange had a tubeset almost nobody was running: Prestige Ultra Strong, with a ribbed, fluted downtube. Very rare, very strong, and super cool to look at.
Like most Supercross frames, the name came from cars and car racing — Supergas reads like an old dragster name. Only two Supergas frames were ever built, which puts it among the rarest Supercross frames in existence.
Specifications
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| Year | 1994 |
| Base | SX250 |
| Built for | Ronnie Gaska — A Pro / Superclass, Long Island |
| Tubing | Tange Prestige Ultra Strong — ribbed, fluted downtube |
| Dropouts | Double thick |
| Production | 2 ever made |
| Name | A dragster-style name — like most Supercross frames, a car racing pun |
Who Raced It
Built for A Pro / Superclass racer Ronnie Gaska of Long Island — the first Supercross signature frame.