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There’s a feature up on the Hypebeast website where Nigel Sylvester talks a little bit about his start in BMX and how much Dave Mirra influenced him over the years from the X-Games to being Nigel’s first paying sponsor that helped him pursue his dreams. It’s a real good read, so we suggest you take a look! Hit up the Hypebeast website to check out — Nigel Sylvester’s Tribute to Dave Mirra
Matt Poteet hit us with a link to a new BMX video he put together paying tribute to Dave Mirra with footage that spans the majority of his career as one of the best BMX riders this world has ever seen on up to some of the news reports that came after his death the other day. Amazing riding footage all throughout this. Rest In Peace, Dave. Your impact on this world was incredible and will never be forgotten..
“DAVE MIRRA “Ride in Peace” a short documentary film produced by Matt Poteet to celebrate the life of bmx legend Dave Mirra. BMX would not be where it is today without the influence of riders like Dave. You will be missed but your legacy will live on through BMX Forever” – Matt Poteet
Here’s an amazing idea that Eric Bahlman came up with to pay tribute to Dave Mirra. Back during filming for Props Road Fools 9, Dave and the entire crew painted their pedals blue when BMX lost Joe Tiseo. Now today, Eric is asking to bring this back for Dave and have everyone paint their pedals gold and post it on social media using #GoldPedalsForMirra. Help spread the word… This is a great idea to pay tribute to one of the best riders to ever touch a BMX bike.
It’s been a rough past two days since the news of Dave Mirra’s passing hit, but there’s been a lot of videos and stories surfacing reminding us just how incredible of a person Dave was on and off his bike. Here’s the “Miracle Boy and Nyquist” video that was originally released back in 2001. This is just short of an hour of amazing riding and just insight into the way Ryan Nyquist and Dave were living, along with a look into how they grew up and ended up where they were at that time.
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Since the news broke yesterday of Dave Mirra’s untimely death, there has been a bunch of older footage of Dave surfacing online. Props BMX uploaded their old interview with Dave from Issue 6 that came out just over 20 years ago for you to check out. We’re sure a number of you might have never seen this one, but it’s definitely one you’ll want to see.
“RIP Dave you’ll be missed.
We shot this along the Daytona Beach, FL boardwalk during the Play “Contest of Love” weekend in the winter of 1995. Dave was 20 years old and had just gotten over being hit by a car on his bike. He was on the rise to become the icon he is today.
Kenan Harkin on the mic.
Photo by Brad McDonald.”
Ride BMX released their intro video for Dave Mirra when he was a presenter for NORA Cup this past summer. This 48 seconds covers A LOT of ground from Dave’s early beginnings on up through all the success he saw on and off his bike. There’s no denying that he was much, much more of an influence that just being really talented on a bike.
“Dave Mirra has suddenly been taken from us, who could’ve ever seen this coming? Words can’t describe my inner feelings right now, but it seems eerie, and yet ultimately comforting knowing that I had the opportunity to meet Dave at this past year’s NORA Cup awards ceremony. Dave was set as our presenter for the ramp category that night (he’d award Dennis Enarson later that night with Ramp Rider of the Year), and while Dave was timid on stage, he was clearly intrigued by the riding footage being projected on the giant screen. The nominee reels are always a mash of the very best riding that year from people like Dennis Enarson and Kriss Kyle, and I think Dave might’ve really had the chance to see the mark he left, and where the torch has now been carried… That moment is something I’ll never forget. Dave Mirra is a legend, an icon, and a true inspiration who shaped our world and left his mark, but you all know that. Here’s a look back on the reel we ran that night before he took the stage as the presenter for Ramp Rider of the Year. RIP Dave.” – Ride BMX
There’s a story on the ABC News website by Brian Tunney telling of Brian’s first encounters and early memories, all the way through the success of Dave leading up to his untimely death that shook the world yesterday. It’s an incredible read, that you can check out right here.
With the news of Dave Mirra’s passing yesteday shocking the world, we’ve been seeing a lot of old footage of Dave surfacing online. Westcoaster2 on Youtube decided to get Dave’s “Expendable Youth” video part online since it wasn’t. This is some classic footage of Dave that is burned into so many peoples memories. We still can’t believe he’s no longer with us. Rest in Peace, Dave. You will never be forgotten.
