A sad day for BMX. Mike Tag opened up to the web about his battle with cancer about a year ago and the BMX community came together like never before. Unfortunately, Tag passed recently and the community comes together again, this time in mourning. Every website is blowing up with condolences from twitter to The Come Up to BMX Forum. Instead of posting every statement from every big name in the industry, I will agree with Adam22 and post a statement by Leland Thurman that’s a little more heartfelt and personal:

“I tried to stop myself from writing this but here it goes… If i’ve ever learned anything more about life from another person it was mike tag. I can’t thank you guys enough for the ammont of support from text, emails, and phone calls that i have recieved in the last 12 hours. Its weird being best friends with your hero. I think thats why it makes it ten times harder to deal with. One of the craziest dudes i have ever come across. I can’t even count the adventures, now that i think about it, our entire friendship was an adventure. You will be missed my friend in the most undescrible way. You were my partner and my best friend, you’ve made me the person i am today. He always told me, your nothing without your friends… Well my friend, its a whole different world without you. You will be missed and never forgotten. R.I.P. MIKE TAG. I love you buddy.“

Rest in peace, Tag. Your legacy lives on in the BMX community and one of the greatest companies in the industry, FBM. Photo credit: Steve Crandall from FBM