Taj Mihelich

Taj Mihelich (born 31 August 1973 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American Freestyle BMX rider. He is probably best known for his part ownership of Terrible One with fellow rider, Joe Rich until March 2006.

He first began riding at the age of 12 and was brought to the world of Freestyle BMX by Ron Kilmer, who appeared with Taj in the celebrated "Road Fools" videos.

After years riding for the company Hoffman Bikes, he started Terrible One with Joe Rich, by releasing the "Barcode" bike frame, largely based on Taj's signature bike design at Hoffman Bikes.

Taj is also sponsored by Etnies, where he has had several signature shoes as well as appearing in the widely recognized "Forward" video featuring the Etnies BMX team.

In late March 2006, Taj announced, that he would be leaving his half of Terrible One to Joe Rich, via the companies website. He cited the stresses of running a company as a key factor in this decision. Despite this, he will continue to ride for the company.

In early 2008 Taj announced that he would be riding for Giant bicycles, a large corporation.

Personal life style

Taj Mihelich is an animal welfare advocate who has become vegetarian in addition to his pronounced sport career cite web
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Notes

See also

* Macrobiotic diet

External links

* [http://www.etniesbmx.com/team/taj-mihelich/ Biography of Taj on the Etnies website]
* [http://www.terribleone.com Terrible One website]
* [http://23mag.com/gens/mihelich.htm Illustrated biography on 23mag]