With his natural spirit of adventure and love of the outdoors, Branko joined the Serbian Secret Service, later becoming a member of the national Special Operations Unit and eventually the civil Police Force.  During work breaks, he spent time travelling across the Balkans, pursuing his passions for fishing, cycling and of course aviation.

In the early 80’s Branko, together with a group of his friends, organized and rode the first MTB race in Serbia, as well as the first MTB marathon. Much of his recreational riding took place on mixed surfaces, shifting from tar to gravel, sand and rock, even back in the 1980’s. Some years later, while others were on their bicycles riding, Branko was busy cutting the wheels on his 26” Specialized Epic SWORKS, converting them to 29”, seeking to make a better and faster machine of his own.

In 2009, Branko moved to Botswana, where he spent 6 months on contract. It was here that he met his wife Yvonne, a Zulu from KwaZulu Natal, and in 2010 the two relocated to his new home in South-Africa. In the intervening years Branko has worked as Production Manager at Wagtail Aviation and Sub-Assembly, Production and Store Manager at Sling Aircraft. Branko’s passion for bicycles, however, did not wane and during his post-lockdown rides with his colleague, James Pitman, Sling Cycles was born.

Branko considers his role as Manager and Chief Bicycle Designer at Sling Cycles to be his most exciting career development to date and he can’t wait to contribute to the improvement of humanity through making available intelligent, versatile, beautiful, tough and practical bicycles, starting with the Sling Cycles Tagati!