Dave Mirra (BMX biker) commits suicide

[JP4CY]

Haven't heard about him in a long time, shocking:
http://abc27.com/2016/02/04/bmx-star-dave-mirra-dead-at-41/

 

[GTO]

Damn.

 

[CyJam]

Wonder if there is a link to CTE. Plenty of concussions in that sport.

 

[Mtowncyclone13]

Dang. I remember playing Dave Mirra biking on playstation in high school every day. Fun game.

 

[CloneinWDSM]

Crazy. Leaves behind Wife and 2 Kids

 

[tm3308]

Wonder if there is a link to CTE. Plenty of concussions in that sport.

This was exactly where my mind went right away.

 

[ianoconnor]

Stunning. Watching the XGames & action sports was a big part of my childhood. Dave was a legend. Sooooo sad.

 

[JP4CY]

I can't believe he was that young still.

 

[Rabbuk]

Whoa. Thats a big piece of my childhood right there.

 

[Cy$]

that sucks, this was my favorite game as a kid next to Crash Bandicoot

[video=youtube;q9v2GzfUhWY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9v2GzfUhWY[/video]

 

[digZ]

That sucks. Rough week for biking community. Freeride mountain biker Kelly McGarry also died this week from cardiac arrest while riding. RIP, and feel for both of their families.
<br>[video=youtube;x76VEPXYaI0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x76VEPXYaI0[/video]

 

[NWICY]

That sucks. Rough week for biking community. Freeride mountain biker Kelly McGarry also died this week from cardiac arrest while riding. RIP, and feel for both of their families.
<br>[video=youtube;x76VEPXYaI0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x76VEPXYaI0[/video]

Whole lot of NOPE not for me in this video. Pretty amazing ride though.

 

[CySmitty]

I saw that awhile ago. That really sucks he was pretty amazing.

 

[timappelgate]

This sucks. His PS1 game was the best back in the day. Inspired me to get a BMX bike with pegs in middle school.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

41 with a wife and two kids and a seemingly good life. Man, you really just never know what demons a person is facing. It's too bad he couldn't get the help he needed before leaving his kids without a father and wife without a husband.

 

[CynadoAlley]

As others have said, his PlayStation game was the absolute best. That soundtrack remains one of my favorites to this day, and every time I hear What I Got and Maxwell Murder I always think of that game.

[video=youtube;cNNf6OFiGb4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNNf6OFiGb4[/video]

 

[CyJam]

CTE confirmed.

http://espn.go.com/action/story/_/id/15613973/dave-mirra-hero-death-cte-arrival-lauren-mirra

 

[CloneinWDSM]

I'm not allowing my kid to ever ride a bike.
Bikes with those pegs on it should be outlawed.