Taj Mihelich Archives

Unclicked Podcast – Taj Mihelich

December 16, 2025

Taj Mihelich sat down for an interview on the Unclicked Podcast.

The latest episode of the Unclicked Podcast has arrived. This time around Ryan Fudger and Mike Escamilla have the one and only Taj Mihelich to sit down to tell his story from how he got his start, all the way through his BMX career, his art, music and much, much more.This covers a ton of ground over the course of 3 hours, so hit play and take it all in!

“The title is correct, Taj Mihelich is in the Unclicked studio! And I couldn’t be more happy to type that out. Taj is a hero to the BMX community and a shining example of style, creativity, and doing things your own way. He’s always been authentic to himself, never letting trends or outside influence distract from his vision. Whether it’s riding, art, or making music, Taj has always stayed true to himself. I can keep saying nice things about Taj, but I won’t keep you much longer, hit play and enjoy an in depth conversation with the living legend Taj Mihelich. We also got special guest host Mike Escamilla to help us dig deeper into Taj’s history.

Taj has a new book out, Ban the Fan. It can be found here: https://thinkupgoodthings.com/

TOC:
00:00 – Taj Mih‍️Erich
15:00 – Matt Hoffman
34:35 – Austin
42:00 – Vert‍️
1:00:05 – Signature Frame
1:04:28 – Leaving Hoffman️
1:20:12 – T1
1:30:15 – Shoe Design
1:45:19 – Etnies️
2:11:01 – Relationships
2:27:14 – New Beginnings
2:34:10 – Texas Toast
2:45:36 – First Time on Stage
3:14:00 – Bellingham
3:16:51 – Art
3:30:52 – Embracing the Unknown” – Our BMX

Fairdale Goes To Ray’s On A Tuesday

March 3, 2025

Some of the Fairdale crew went to Ray’s MTB for a Tuesday session!

Here’s a fresh one from a random Tuesday session at Ray’s MTB that Taj Mihelich, Aaron Ross, Mike Gonzalez, Jim Bauer and Jed Rogers got in to “test” out a new colorway. It’s safe to say the color works just fine after seeing these guys ripping. Take a look!

“It kinda’ went like this:

“There’s a new colorway of the Hareraiser, we should make a video for it.”
“Let’s take it to Ray’s.”
“I’ve still never been there.”
“Oh man, you have to go! Let’s just make it an office trip.”

And the next thing you know we’re in Cleveland in February on a Tuesday. We had a lot of laughs and rode so much we could barely move the next day (but in a good way). Ray’s is simply one of the funnest places you’ll ever ride a bicycle and we mean that for every level and every kind of rider. The place is made to remind you that playing around on a bike is the definition of good times.

Oh, and we have a new color of the Hareraiser. Billiard Green is available now.

Video by Devon Hutchins.” – Fairdale Bikes

Fairdale Bikes – Taj Mihelich In The Woods

November 26, 2024

Fairdale dropped a new video featuring Taj!

It’s always a good day when Taj Mihelich‘s name pops up! Although this one is mountain biking, it’s still Taj! Here’s a video Fairdale Bikes dropped where we get some perspective and riding from Taj on just what two wheels does for him.

“Mountain biking is so much more than vertigo inducing GoPro footage, life threatening speed and laser guided seat posts. I love that my bike carries me away from the noise of the world and out into the peace of the woods. I always feel a bit uncomfortable when I realize I work in marketing (I blame formative years listening to Bill Hicks) so I have done my best to be sincere in what I do. This is how I really feel on most every ride. I hope this inspires you to get out into the trees and take some deep breathes.

Thanks to @loganpatricknelson for helping me try to share what I love and thanks to @fairdalebikes for the Elevator ride out there.” – Fairdale Bikes

Etnies – “Why Didn’t We Do This Before?” – Full Video (2006)

May 30, 2023

The full “Why Didn’t We Do This Before?” video from Etnies is now online!

Here’s a throwback that Snakebite BMX uploaded that I’m especially stoked to see again. This is the full “Why Didn’t We Do This Before?” video Etnies released back in 2006 from a trip the team (arguably one of the most legendary teams of all time) took from Austin, Texas on up to Wisconsin hitting up parks and spots along the way. This video is honestly part of the reason this website probably exists today since 16 year old me met these guys for the very first time at Jellystone in Wisconsin and it was one of those experiences that really stuck with me. If I remember right I met Ruben when I had just about all of his signature parts and shoes at the time. It was also when I was really getting into making videos, and seeing pros of this level ride in person definitely made an impact. Either way, this video is an awesome watch with a ton of great riding and that classic mid school riding that we just don’t get to see a lot of these days. Check it out!

“Featuring Taj Mihelich, Ruben Alcantara, Sergio Layos, Jamie Bestwick, Dave Freimuth, Garrett Byrnes, Sandy Carson, Joe Rich, Brian Kachinsky, Brian Vowell & More!

Filmed by Stew Johnson & Mike Manzoori
Edited by Mike Manzoori” – Snakebite BMX
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Fairdale – Taj Mihelich and the Hareraiser 26″

November 11, 2022

Can’t pass up Taj Mihelich clips!

It’s always a good day when some new Taj Mihelich footage pops up online! Here’s a short but sweet promo Fairdale dropped for their new 26″ dirt jumper bike, the Hareraiser, featuring Taj putting the bike to work in the woods. Sure, this technically this isn’t a “BMX bike”, but Taj sure rides it like one! Take a look!

“Nothing to see here, just Taj Mihelich shredding the new Hareraiser dirt jumper. Frames are available NOW through shops and fairdalebikes.com. Headset included, rigid fork sold separately.

Introducing the Fairdale Hareraiser.

This fully capable 26” DJ frame is made of 100% 4130 chromoly with a 3/8” axle slot, integrated chain tensioners, BSA 73mm threaded bottom bracket, ultra-short chainstays and a tapered 1-1/8” to 1-1/2” head tube with removable tabs for a traditional BMX-style Gyro.

Designed from the ground up to make the transition between riding a MTB, DJ bike, and BMX as seamless as possible. FSA Orbit headset included with frame.

Available as Frame/Headset or Fork only.

FEATURES:

-100% 4130 chromoly DJ frame
-Frame includes sealed FSA Orbit headset
-Rigid fork includes 15mm thru-axle
-Proven BMX tubeset construction
-Integrated chain tensioners
-Removable Gyro tabs (fits traditional BMX Gyros)” – Fairdale

Taj Mihelich Day In The Life (2003)

November 12, 2021

Snakebite uploaded another gem from 411 Video Magazine for you to check out. Here’s a Taj Mihelich Day In The Life from 2003 that is filled with breakfast smoothies, taking care of business at Terrible One, riding, art, getting kicked out of Wally World and more. Pretty wild that this was 18 years ago already. Either way, it’s still a good watch, so hit play and enjoy!

Fox “Expendable 3” – Full Video (2002)

March 26, 2021

Snakebite coming through with another classic for you to start your weekend off right! Here’s the full Fox Racing “Expendable 3” video that has an absolutely legendary lineup of riders! The video was released back in 2002 and features riding from Ruben Alcantara, Fuzzy Hall, The Shadow, Dave Mirra, TJ Lavin, Colin Winkelmann, Alan Cooke, Chris Doyle, Taj Mihelich, Brian Foster, Bruce Crisman, Luc-E, Mike Laird, Josh Harrington, Chad Kagy, Colin Mackay, Nate Wessel, Ronny Chalk, Punjab and more! This ha a little bit of everything from street to park, trails and flatland. Needless to say it’s a damn good watch, and I personally can’t even count the number of times I watched this one when it came out 19 years ago.

The Legend of Paul Buchanan and the Church Gap

March 3, 2021

This is amazing! Taj Mihelich has put his amazing illustrating talent together to tell the story of Paul Buchanan doing the legendary Church Gap in Austin, Texas. The story is told by Sandy Carson, and it’s just shy of five minutes of the crazy story of how Paul did the insane gap without any cameras to document it because he just sent it! Talk about a legend.

“Sandy Carson tells the Legend of Paul Buchanan and the Church Gap.

Director and Animator: Taj Mihelich
Introduction: James Shepherd
Storyteller: Sandy Carson
Sound Design and Audio Mix: David Jack
Music: Adam Yeoman, Taj Mihelich
Photos: Sandy Carson
Additional Sound Effects and General Huge Help: Stew Johnson
Special Thanks: Chris Rye
The Man, Not Levan: Jimmy Levan” – Taj Mihelich