Dave Mirra RIP

[lilmira]

Apparently he killed himself .

We lost a very talented athlete.

[JRSC00LUDE]

poor guy and his family.

[sputnik]

Wonder if CTE is a factor here.

[BavarianBeast]

That's too bad. Mirra was an idol for me as a BMXer. Everyone was all about Tony Hawk and I had posters of Mirra lol.

[JRSC00LUDE]

Originally posted by BavarianBeast
That's too bad. Mirra was an idol for me as a BMXer.

Yeah, him and Nyquist and Osato were the guys that really blew me away. I didn't start riding park till I was in my 30's so watching what guys my age (or close to it in the case of Nyquist) were doing really helped!

[Moonracer]

This is so sad he had a wife and kids.
I really enjoyed watching him, along with everyone else, he was fucking amazing!

[mr2mike]

RIP
He was unbelievable for the stunts he pulled off. Definitely brought BMX to the next level.

[BavarianBeast]

Originally posted by JRSC00LUDE


Yeah, him and Nyquist and Osato were the guys that really blew me away. I didn't start riding park till I was in my 30's so watching what guys my age (or close to it in the case of Nyquist) were doing really helped!

Damn! You started riding park at 30? I had to switch to flatland at 25

[JRSC00LUDE]

Originally posted by BavarianBeast
Damn! You started riding park at 30? I had to switch to flatland at 25

Well to be fair I wasn't/still am not pulling backflips or super huge airs....a few spins, your standard grinds and relatively minor airs over hips and spines is about all I've got really haha

But, once I buy a place with a bigger backyard to pour an additional pad in there will be a nice dedicated half-pipe in it and some of that stuff will still come along nicely I figure!

[eglove]

man RIP

Wonder what Killaramos has to say since it was a suicide, lol

[gretz]

Lots of closet BMXer's here... I remember when I used to ride for Impala bikes as a teen watching this man... I still ride at 30 lol, getting old, then you see Nyquist still riding.

Cory Nastasio and Jay Mirron should make the old timer list. Still have my Jay Mirron MacNeil frame on my shop wall lol.

RIP first man to double backflip

[zipdoa]

BMX was my life growing up. I worked a paper route and saved money for a year to buy Dave's signature model - 2001 Haro Mirra Pro:



I can't really express how chapped I am over someone I never met, but I feel like he had a profound impact on my youth. Childhood Bedroom wall poster:



What a legend.

[gretz]

Dammmmmn Zip, that bike was top notch back in its day... Gyro with brakes that worked, dat seat (which I ride on my 24 hrs of adrenaline bike still), killer headset, and a 3pc crank.

[asp integra]

So shitty to hear. We are losing a lot of good ones lately. Seeing Mirra and Nyquist was why I got into BMX back in the day. I bought a Haro because of those guys, and had that same double flip poster. RIP

[78si]

Originally posted by gretz
Lots of closet BMXer's here... I remember when I used to ride for Impala bikes as a teen watching this man... I still ride at 30 lol, getting old, then you see Nyquist still riding.

Cory Nastasio and Jay Mirron should make the old timer list. Still have my Jay Mirron MacNeil frame on my shop wall lol.

RIP first man to double backflip

My first cousin is an owner of MacNeil bmx. He designs a lot of the products.

[zipdoa]

Amazing memories re-watching this vids. So many classics are getting reposted.

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Dave could drive a car, too. Rally footage:





Boxing:

[gretz]

Originally posted by 78si


My first cousin is an owner of MacNeil bmx. He designs a lot of the products.

That's rad... I've machined a few custom parts for my BMX bikes, but owner of Macneil? That's too sick... I still have 3 of them lol

[Street_Soldier]

I owned a Dave Mirra 540 BMX bike, which I bought from some guy on this forum years ago...

[theken]

Dave Mirra pro bmx on ps1....man I loved Mirra. The shit they were pulling brought me in to bmx away from skating. Recently purchased a new bmx haha, flatland all the way

[Hallowed_point]

First song that popped into my head when I heard the news. I was also big into bmx growing up. Built up a retro style FBM with skyway tuff mags a few years ago. Sad. Mirra did things that would blow your mind. So much talent.