In The Raw // Jay Miron's First Public 540 Tail Whip // 1998

[@Tripnets]

I was there. 16 at the time. Guy beside me in the stands yelled at Jay when he was on the deck " Jay can you do a 540 tail whip for my kid" that's why Jay looks back at the stands after on the nose tap! Great memory!

[@rollintuff]

Jay was so good!! 540 whip on vert even today on super light bikes dont compare to muscle’n a 45lbs bike let alone wearing 40lbs of protective bulky sweaty gear! Megaaaaa props.

[@Barrybeastmode]

The heavy gear and bike weight makes it easier.

[@everythingisawesomebaby2290]

Hey Barry shut up

[@mrexon]

Heavy helps.... light bikes is all body force, heavy bikes you rode into your snap then twisted... us old vert riders call it auto pilot! The bike does what it wants to... modern bikes with 10” bars don’t allow you to easily vert, they are park bikes now. No one makes vert bikes! Glad I still have a couple subverts from my sponsored B3 days.. yes I rode with the legends elbow to elbow up on the deck waiting to drop in!

[@COBALT_iLLADELPH]

One of the first guys to understand geometry of his bike ..I think his CS was like 12.5. Crazy when average was 14.5 in 1998..

[@mr.x9566]

Don't know how many times I've re-watched Jay's 540 tailwhip. I love the execution on this.

[@neilh5638]

I was going to comment on that alleyoop icepick grind, but man those runs are so burly and smooth it just gets more and more memorable. True legend, it's incredible watching Jay's riding. Landing front tire on coping each hit

[@GolfSux]

Osato and Miron were monsters in their day. They were at a different level than most riders at the time.

[@LoneWolfed]

Jays handled that ramp like the furniture he builds. With dialed precision.

[@sarmak87]

Jay is still one of my favorite riders of all time.

[@aboutthemetal8783]

I love how back in the 90s flatland routine's were kind of incorporated into street and very runs ( on the deck ) jay was a COMPLETE freestyle bmx rider in every sense of the word.

[@websurfer1776]

OMFG. I love this. Literally jumping out of my seat for mirron. Also Rick Thorne is the best commentator. Full of character. The rider in black RULES!

[@KarlTownsend-o7r]

Absolutely amazing! Jay was sooo awesomely RAD!!! You forget how really skillfully talented he really was!!!!

[@DevastatingExplosion1989]

8:20 5whip

[@TumoFiji]

Jay Was one of the GOATs for sure! Exhibit A 8:23 (1998)

[@drewa1999]

Actually, if this was late 98, the first would be a bit earlier. 1998 x-games, San Diego. Jay missed 97 due to an injury incurred riding at Sheep Hills, which I also witnessed. A year later, pro vert is stacked, intense and Jay is back. During a live commercial break between all the rider's runs, to stay warm, to say the least, Jay dropped in... 6ft air, then an 8ish, then bam, a absolutely perfect 5-whip landed with nose down and smooth as f#ck. Don't think he tried one during his actual runs, as I am sure we'd know but this went down...!

[@KarlTownsend-o7r]

Spectacular stuff!!!... He was an explosive force.....!!

[@trickswithjp]

Tony Hawk near his prime was cool to see

[@bertcalu4894]

Sick riding from Jay (always)

[@gabrielaaron]

So smooth!

[@KarlTownsend-o7r]

The magic that was Jay Miron...!! 😊

[@aboutthemetal8783]

I think the Schwinn he rode was called the beast, I brought one and it was as heavy as a tank ,I loved it.

[@jacobmarshall7138]

Lmao "You like what you see montreal?" - "oh i mean vancouver"

[@dustinahlgren4561]

I rode that day on 4 grams of shrooms..lol.. got padded up and looked across to my friend Jeff who was also tripping... he looked at me, and just shook his head, like nope....ain't happening.. thanks for sneaking us in Ron!

[@TheTwtwo]

are you speaking of the lunatic, Ron mercer the guys in his 50s and still riding?

[@theshamanarchist5441]

@08:23

[@BMXOPHY]

Just AWESOME!!!

[@andybarrete6749]

That was awesome and crazy. Wow.

[@matthewpilling4828]

Awesome absolutely brilliant

[@Ripplin]

I would've figured it happened long before then. Pretty cool! Nice to see Osato, too. He was good in vert, but awesome in street. Always looked forward to his runs. Is that the bushings squeaking I hear when Tony's going by? So cool.

[@JasonApexMusic]

That was heavy

[@stillrippinbikes485]

Those look backs are killer

[@traindude3968]

What a run!!! Wow!!

[@DanyWildTV]

Dope

[@AL4140]

Jay pulled the first one at the 97 Orlando BS comp. he told me the story of figuring it out on the plane there and just did it. I think he pulled it second try. Maybe this was the first one in Canada??

[@SnakebiteBMX]

Now im even more confused. Lol. This may be 97'. The late 90's definitely blend together for me and i mix the years up!

[@AL4140]

Snakebite BMX www.23mag.com/gens/miron.htm

[@steveiridebikes]

@@SnakebiteBMX It was defiantly pulled first at the Disney X-Trials> Pat Miller and I were talking and he said "wait til you see what Jay is gonna do!"

[@fenixflat1]

The real candian beast.. my first inspiration in bmx 1999

[@eduardomorais3132]

and Dave Osato riding is fine...

[@peterwyattmiddleton]

Do a 5 whip beast like back in skakatchannanwanna!!

[@johnnyman2277]

Miron.. inspiration BMX world !!💪👹🤘🔥🤘🔥

[@Fifty_bmx]

Beast!

[@atheistmoe5528]

8:23

[@tymirra8769]

I love the misfits playing in the BG.

[@gilbertgaitan8667]

Freaking RAD!

[@unofficialkevmcgev1442]

Simpler times

[@Elijah31011]

I sincerely hope Rick Thorne was drunk when he said Montreal instead of Vancouver. Either way I love him but come on Rick. Lol

[@joereadel]

One time he came to my town and did a demo and he was super cool to us. Just really friendly and approachable. Told us stories and let us ride the box and quarter, gave us energy drinks and stickers. Hilarious moment when he forgets what city he’s in.

[@rtaylor1105]

Rick Thorne mc?

[@mrexon]

Surprised they rode a 10’ vert! Normally comps run 13’x60 but then again this is Canada! 🤣

[@SnakebiteBMX]

This was over 20 years ago. 10 to 11 was the standard at comps then.

[@mrexon]

@@SnakebiteBMX 25 years ago I rode my first 13x60(aka, Olympic sized) they were out there.... I rode vert back in the beginning of mid school, I still ride vert and own a couple heavy bikes just for vert with 140psi tires!!!

[@joski9030]

Commentator is annoying as fuck but the tricks are cool it’s my bmx era as a kid

[@JoeDisMe]

how are these people not cheering