Unbelievable. Speechless.

http://www.si.com/more-sports/2016/02/04/dave-mirra-dead-bmx-suicide-dead-41-years-old

Ride in peace.

Shit

Followed him on Instagram seemed to live for his kids 😥

So so sad, amazing athlete, RIP

Wow! He was one if not the best BMX rider when I was growing up, even had his own PlayStation game. No one deserves to go out like that

Can’t believe this, I am absolutely gutted.

RIP Miracle Man…

Bloody hell. That’s shit. Such a sad way to go.

RIP Dave Mirra, you will always be one of the best.

RIP. Poor guy, so sad.

Normally avoid the ‘look who’s dead’ threads, but this was is a a shock and a shame. Great bike rider and a real family man. 🙁

Gutted for his family,

So dark, poor guy and family.

So sad! Thoughts go out to his friends and family.

Proves that mental health can affect everyone, no matter how glitzy your life looks 🙁

Really sad news.

So very sad. I follow him on Facebook and it always looked like life was pretty sweet – 2 little kids, well into his TTing and triathlons.

So sad, one of the standout stars of the x-games movement along with Hawk and Palmer. Will have to listen to some sublime this evening in a tribute to Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX on the ps1. Without sounding morbid I wonder if concussion may have some part to play, he pushed the boundaries of park bmx and must have suffered a ton of head shots over the years.
RIP miracle boy.

So sad. He was incredible and seemed like a good man too.

A true hero and legend of the sport of bmx if not for him and Hoffman the there wouldnt be riders able to make a living doing what they love today i belive.

RIP

Sad news indeed – the guy was a legend, having helped progress the sport in a serious way. I doubt anyone else will dominate the X Games in the way he did.

Without sounding morbid I wonder if concussion may have some part to play, he pushed the boundaries of park bmx and must have suffered a ton of head shots over the years.
RIP miracle boy.

A lot of people are making a similar connection given what is happening with the NFL at the moment.

Very sad.

Follow him on Instagram and he posted only last night. RIP.

GTFO. I’m not having it. I can’t believe it.

I’ve been thinking for a while, that somehow we ought to be able to do more for those who are teetering on the edge but for whom even admitting it is too hard to contemplate. Too much face to lose until Bam! it’s gone too far for too long. I’ll hold my hand up, I’ve been there but always come back. I know that one of the BMX mags started putting full page Samaritans ads in it to try and do something. Don’t know what I can do as an individual but when people like Dave Mirra feel this is the only solution to their problems then something’s gone very wrong.

Nothing else to say but I hope you find peace Miracle boy.

Don’t know what I can do as an individual but when people like Dave Mirra feel this is the only solution to their problems then something’s gone very wrong.

I think we just have to talk about it, keep on talking about it, that’s what we can do as individuals. And I have to say STW’s pretty good on this count really, you can see it in the regular threads on the subject which are invariably constructive and supportive.

When we make talking about depression and the like more normal, we take away the feeling that there’s anything wrong with suffering from mental illness, that there’s anything weak or shameful about it. Just being out there talking about it can help people like Mirra (although we don’t know the whole story here, obviously). People who have been carrying it around all their lives and hiding it from everyone can find the strength to start to help themselves more easily if they know they’re not alone, that other people have gone through similar shit and come out the other side. Strength in numbers.

1000 x 🙁

Too many thoughts I’m unable to articulate at the mo so ^

Well put M.I. I am 1 year older than Dave Mirra and have two young girls, and just cannot comprehend the dark place where we can only assume he was, that this seemed rational.

I grew up on a BMX, watching Andy Ruffell, Eddie Fiola and Ron Wilkerson and was astounded years later seeing the progression of the sport by Dave Mirra at the X-Games. RIP Dave Mirra

Such sad, tragic news. Of course I never knew Dave but his image was in the magazines I read, the games I played the sports I watched, it felt like I did.

🙁

A lot of people are making a similar connection given what is happening with the NFL at the moment.

Ans a lot of people aren’t medically trained either. I don’t understand why people try and find the reason at times like this. Life can be really shitty and some just don’t make it through the dark times.

That’s my mind blown. Very sad news indeed.

RIP Dave, thoughts to his family 🙁

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zLfCnGVeL4[/video]

One of the stand out guys when I was a teenager watching the x-games. Such a shame.

I think we just have to talk about it, keep on talking about it, that’s what we can do as individuals

I don’t know that it’s enough. Sure if people ask then the forum is very positive and supportive. But there was the thread updated a week or so back, reading between the lines it was obvious that one of the forum contributors had taken their own life (really sorry if I’ve read this wrong, just trying to illustrate my point). Up until then they had been posting stuff same as any of us, no mention of a cry for help. What can be done to make people feel that anytime they are feeling like this could be an option there is help available from other regular folk that understand somewhat what they are going through?
Anyway.

oh man….first McGarry and now Mirra?!
sad times indeed for the world of cycling and for those closest to them

Sad times. Thoughts go out to his family.

just read the link now. that is terrible news.

r.i.p mr mirra 🙁

p.s apologies mods 😳

Heartbreakingly sad.

Big love to his wife and daughters.

RIP

RIP Dave.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvfhgH3RbzM[/video]

Man that sucks, just heard now.

RIP Miracle Boy.

Just seen this. Absolutely stunned.
I was almost as stunned when I saw the double flip in the X Games.
[video]https://youtu.be/2uDGu9-Y0VA[/video]

True legend of the sport.
RIP

davidtaylforth – Member
RIP Dave.

Had that on repeat a lot when I was younger. Loved Dave Mirra on the PlayStation. Loved Dave Mirra, genuinely saddened by this news.

Watched this over and over, great section and music resonates.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=au4kFh3l-vY[/video]

Too difficult to take this in! Why?? All my love goes out to his wife and children. RIP Dave.

Great rider who really did change the sport.

Watched this over and over, great section and music resonates.

Some poignant lyrics 🙁

Very sad – I saw his episode of Cribs and it looked so much fun.

Without sounding morbid I wonder if concussion may have some part to play, he pushed the boundaries of park bmx and must have suffered a ton of head shots over the years.

I don’t think it’s morbid. In addition to the growing recognition between head injury and mental illness/suicide in American football, there’s also growing research into the connection between head injury and mental illness/poor decisionmaking/incarceration.