Date of birth: December 7, 1976
Home Town: Las Vegas
City you live in: Las Vegas
Main sponsors: Skin Industries, Monster Energy, Skeletal Metal, Dragon, and Lavs Lab
How long you been peddling: Pro for 15 yrs.
Favorite Country: New Zealand or Canada
Goals: To flip my style jump at 40 then 50 is for sure on the map ha ha...
Inspirations: Stephen Murray, he has a great attitude for such a gnarly hand he's been dealt.
One thing you can’t leave home with out: iPhone
T.J. is an American BMX rider, professional musician, and host of MTV’s Real World/ Road Rules Challenge since its eleventh season. Lavin has lived his whole life in Las Vegas, NV. T.J. Lavin was on his school's wrestling team in high school. His second favorite sport is motocross. In his free time he spends hours creating new obstacles to ride.
Lavin first began to ride bikes when he was two and raced BMX until he was 15. He then gave up racing to try dirt jumping. He eventually turned pro at the age of nineteen. He has won almost every competition he has entered including the X Games and the Dew Action Sports Tour. In the X-Games he took bronze three times, silver once, and gold three times. Lavin also loves making music; he has taught himself how to play piano and has a recording studio in his home.
Lavin has released his own album called LAVS the First SET. He has also appeared on the song "Never Gonna Hold Me Down". Lavin is the subject of the film "A Film about T.J. Lavin". He appeared on an episode of MTV's Cribs[1]. Lavin has his a video game named after him: "MTV Sports: T J Lavin's Ultimate BMX"
Home Town: Las Vegas
City you live in: Las Vegas
Main sponsors: Skin Industries, Monster Energy, Skeletal Metal, Dragon, and Lavs Lab
How long you been peddling: Pro for 15 yrs.
Favorite Country: New Zealand or Canada
Goals: To flip my style jump at 40 then 50 is for sure on the map ha ha...
Inspirations: Stephen Murray, he has a great attitude for such a gnarly hand he's been dealt.
One thing you can’t leave home with out: iPhone
T.J. is an American BMX rider, professional musician, and host of MTV’s Real World/ Road Rules Challenge since its eleventh season. Lavin has lived his whole life in Las Vegas, NV. T.J. Lavin was on his school's wrestling team in high school. His second favorite sport is motocross. In his free time he spends hours creating new obstacles to ride.
Lavin first began to ride bikes when he was two and raced BMX until he was 15. He then gave up racing to try dirt jumping. He eventually turned pro at the age of nineteen. He has won almost every competition he has entered including the X Games and the Dew Action Sports Tour. In the X-Games he took bronze three times, silver once, and gold three times. Lavin also loves making music; he has taught himself how to play piano and has a recording studio in his home.
Lavin has released his own album called LAVS the First SET. He has also appeared on the song "Never Gonna Hold Me Down". Lavin is the subject of the film "A Film about T.J. Lavin". He appeared on an episode of MTV's Cribs[1]. Lavin has his a video game named after him: "MTV Sports: T J Lavin's Ultimate BMX"