Dave Mirra R.I.P.

[QUKBMER]

From my understanding he took his own life due to possible depression. Great person,father,husband and bitchin BMX bike rider.You will be missed......................

[2mAn]

Ive been so bummed about this. He was a big influence in my BMX days... prior to X Games and all that. Hes like Top3 in BMX for me, next to DMC and Hoffman. Such a sad moment

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Man i grew up watching him. He made me want to get into BMX. RIP dude you will be missed.

[bostonvert]

Sad to see him go, was a legend!

[TimeMachinE30]

Wow. Sad. I wonder how his counterparts such as Matt Hoffman are fairing. Lots of big air and bigger crashes. Same way we see an uptick in concussion awareness for football, I have to guess these extreme sport athletes are not safe from the daily poundings.

[jdt10768]

I have to agree that sports related concussion(s) may have played a part. Just a guess, but you know he has taken many many helmet to concrete shots. Sucks, he was still young with young kids

[rturbo 930]

Man, that's sad. Rest in peace.

[Vanilla Gorilla]

It's a damn shame... With all the talk about concussions coming up recently, I wonder if that had anything to do with his passing?

It's a damn shame, he's was a huge hero of mine in my younger days.

RIP

[TimeMachinE30]

Loosely related and not to detract from his passing, may God rest his soul and comfort the family, Netflix has a decent documentary "Big Air"... Matt Hoffman docentary... and it seems appropriate with all the injuries and how passionate those guys were.m the founding fathers of BMX in my eyes..

I rode a Balance Killer B, John Purse. BMX pics torn from the magazines on any vertical surfaces my room.

[markseven]

Dang. That sucks.

[Pantless Spency]

i saw dave mirra at the 2000 x games in san fransisco. sad to see such a strong person an legend fall at their own demise.... i honestly have a hard time believing someone so strong and influential doing this to them self..... i guess its just a harsh reality.....
RIP. dave mirra BMX 2 will always be one of my favorite games.

[2mAn]

Loosely related and not to detract from his passing, may God rest his soul and comfort the family, Netflix has a decent documentary "Big Air"... Matt Hoffman docentary... and it seems appropriate with all the injuries and how passionate those guys were.m the founding fathers of BMX in my eyes..

I rode a Balance Killer B, John Purse. BMX pics torn from the magazines on any vertical surfaces my room.

Yea I saw that same documentary and its nuts how much abuse these guys take and just keep going. It eventually catches up to you.

First BMX was a purple Mongoose expert pro, then a chromoly Schwinn and the Schwinn that I still have today. Aluminum frame, Titanium forks, profile 3 piece cranks... Never getting rid of it

RIP Dave

[lti_57]

So sad
Prayers for his family

[J.Rizo]

I was extremely sad when I saw that he passed. he was one of my idols growing up. he was the reason I always wanted to be on my bike. and even when I couldn't be on my bike I'd be playing his video game on my ps2 (best soundtrack ever). rip man.

[Dj Buttchug]

RIP Some are saying his depression could have been caused by several concussions during his BMX career.


Grew up riding BMX and always watched him at X Games... sucks hes gone.