Shocking ! Incredibly sad .. I just read through chromedome's blog about him and Dave Mirra.. Now I'm even more sad just thinking about that ..

I'm incredibly shocked and sad. I can't really believe this right now. So many thoughts and prayers need to be sent to his wife, two kids, friends, and family right now.

Rest in peace Dave. You were a pretty awesome and influential human being.

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Unreal. Can't believe this happened. Earlier today I was going through his Instagram and had every form of envy possible. Family, bike, life, etc and now this.

Rest in Peace Dave Mirra, I hope the demons are quiet and the roads are flat and smooth where you are.

WTF? WOW I am totally speechless right now and can't believe this news.

His wife and kids...... :(

What is cte

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Chronic traumatic encephalothy. It's a degenerative disease from repeated blows to the head. Junior Seau and other football players who have committed suicide had this disease that they say leads to terrible, terrible side effects. We can assume that Dave hit his head many times while BMXing so it does make sense if that might be a cause. It is super sad, I remember when my brother had one of his bikes, Haro Blamo (?). I was shocked when my fiancé told me he committed suicide.

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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy- Which could have been brought on from head hits during crashes. Simular to what Junior Seau went through. #beadadnotafad

I check in with Chromedome's blog a few times a year. I just checked it last night and re-read the entry when Mirra gave him his P5. Thought it was a great story.
Really sad news.

Possible his meningitis battle in 2010 could of attacked his brain too. Truly sad in all aspects of this. A great inspiration to me and now he is gone. Too bad

Shocking... I've been following him ever since I saw him at the 70.3 Worlds in Tremblant almost two years ago.

It's national suicide prevention week too, in Canada anyway.

Thoughts and prayers for his family and friends.

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Well said

Pray that you never do 'get it'. It's an utterly horrible place to be.

RIP, Dave.

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Sucky week between him and Mcgarry. Huge losses to the tri world, mtb world, and pretty much the whole world right now. Speechless

Such sad news. Thoughts and prayers for his wife, daughters and the rest of his family as well. May they find support and peace as they go through this time.

that was my first thought too...
so sad regardless, but not sure science has the answer yet to treat CTE

Prayers to his family, totally inspirational dude, will be missed

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I think its very sad for his wife, his kids, friends and family and I suspect the only thing we can say is that we never really know what is going on with other people, but the way they perceive themselves and others perceive them just doesn't align for some people and its very sad when they believe it warrants this

That really sucks. Thoughts are with his family and friends.

At the awards ceremony for IMLP this past year, Dave was included prominently in the video they showed. At the end of it, his kids were seen going up to him and giving him a big hug. It got a big ovation. Just a really cool image of a fellow competitor sharing the experience with his family.

I also loved the way he wanted to earn, not be given, a trip to Kona. It was a privilege to race against him.

RIP, Dave

Growing up in the US you idiolized guys like Mirra and Hoffman, heck every kid wanted a BMX bike. As other said you never know what kind of demons someone is facing, be it the head trauma or whatever it was. Never heard a bad thing about the guy but the saddest part is what he leaves behind...kids are too young and what that puts on his spouse. RIP and prayers to the family.

We can never know the demons that drive some to such an act of such gravity and finality as suicide. They are often the same that drive us to go the extra mile and push the extra watt in training. Dave Mirra's ability on a BMX inspired me to get on a bike as an overweight pre-teen which slowly morphed into a love for triathlon many years later. I only wish I could have racked my bike next to him at a race and shared pre-race jitters or post-race triumph. Thoughts and prayers with his family. RIP Dave.

Being a great dad, partner and friend and seeming happy doesn't cure depression, unfortunately.
I don't know a whole lot about Dave, but maybe and hopefully he was happy for the most part. If you know someone who struggles with depression but you think their life seems great, I think it's important not to tell them they shouldn't be depressed. That's not what it's about.