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TJ Lavin Mandates Full Face Helmets At His Trails.

adam — Sat, 28 May 2011 19:45:36 +0000

While much of the BMX world are focused on increasing helmet use, TJ Lavin is taking it a step further by mandating full face helmet use on his trails. You’ve got to respect the sentiment but what do you think will happen? It’s easy to imagine that a lot of people would rather just not ride TJ’s trails than spend $200+ on a helmet. It will be interesting to see if TJ can increase full face use in BMX through stuff like this.

TJ Lavin: MMA Announcer?

adam — Fri, 20 May 2011 17:31:38 +0000

Sounds like TJ is branching out as he recovers from his recent injuries:

“It’s a dream job. Who doesn’t want to be a Joe Rogan? You know what I mean? That’s the best seat in the house. You get to talk about fighting all the time. It’s the best sport in the world. It’s so fun. I think it’s really cool and I’m honored to be a part of it”

TJ is the shit and you’d have to be a real weirdo to not enjoy watching 2 guys beat the shit out of each other so this is good news in my book, props to TJ on everything. Full article on MMA Junkie.

TJ Lavin Thanks Supporters.

adam — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:16:01 +0000

Here TJ Lavin speaks to all the people that supported him and helped him through his recent injuries. He also speaks on a new product called Forgiven that he co-owns and is promoting that apparently helps you sober up after you’re drunk, read more about it here.

Via ESPN.

Unit Presents: Las Vegas BMX

Brett — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:28:23 +0000

“In August this year Cam White underwent knee surgery, so in his time off he showed us around Las Vegas, the town he calls home for 6 months of the year. We were joined by Vegas locals TJ Lavin, Brakeless Billy, Nate Berkheimer, Jordan Yost and G-Bum, as well as a few visitors including Chris Harti and Anthony Napolitan.“- Unit

TJ Lavin Released From Hospital, Rob Darden Admitted

Brett — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:12:29 +0000

TJ Lavin is headed back home for a lot of rehab, and Rob Darden just went in for blood clots after undergoing bi-lateral knee surgery. Get the details here.

TJ Lavin Update.

adam — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:37:11 +0000

ESPN’s got a very positive update on TJ Lavin’s condition:

“Professional BMX dirt rider T.J. Lavin has emerged from a coma and is conscious following his crash at the Dew Tour Championships on October 14. “He’s waking up more, asking questions and answering them while keeping his eyes open and watching football,” said Lavin’s mother Barbara on Saturday morning. “T.J. is awake and talking. He’s still a little fuzzy, but I got my friend back,” added Lavin’s friend Cesar Flores.

Doctors do not expect there to be any resulting brain damage from the accident.”

I’m sure his battle here is far from over, but this is great news considering how bad things could have gone. More info here.

TJ Lavin Still In Coma.

adam — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:27:03 +0000

Another TJ Lavin update from ESPN, apparently he’s still in the coma and is currently battling pneumonia but on the bright side they expect to be able to remove his breathing tubes this week.

TJ Lavin In Medically Induced Coma.

adam — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:21:45 +0000

Sounds like TJ Lavin is in bad shape after a rough crash at the Vegas Dew Tour. Not sure exactly how bad it is but here’s an update that @czr_bmx posted:

“Tj update: He didnt wake. He’s in a medically induced coma, has small bleeding in his head. Shattered his right wrist. Keeping him sedated for 24 hours, taking second cat scans in the morning “

Here’s hoping TJ pulls through okay and this isn’t too serious, we’ll post an update as soon as we know more. Til then, if you send your best wishes to TJ’s Twitter I’m sure he’ll see them once he’s coherent.

TJ Lavin Interview.

adam — Wed, 12 May 2010 23:48:32 +0000

TJ Lavin’s got an interview up on The New York Times all about his gig hosting those MTV Real World Challenge things. Not much BMX talk but it’s interesting reading about what he’s up to when he’s off filming those things.

TJ Lavin On The News = LOL.

adam — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:24:24 +0000

I’m not sure if TJ was going to point out to her that he is not, in fact, a skateboarder, but she does a pretty good job making that point irrelevant. Thanks to Short Bus Pile Up on TCUB for the link.