Mike Vockenson is one of the many Australia riders that I’m psyched on. Not only has he been making a few sponsor changes lately, he has also been making his way into producing some real solid edits from behind the camera. Mike recently built up a new bike so I figured we could take a closer look at that and find out what else is new with him these days. Let’s take a look…
Name: Mike Vockenson
Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia
Sponsors: Tempered, LUX BMX Store, The Shadow Conspiracy
Years riding: 10
Frame: Tempered Treason 21”
Bars: Tempered Treason
Forks: The Shadow Conspiracy Creeper Lite V3
Stem: Tempered Bones front load
Headset: Odyssey
Grips: ODI longneck
Cranks: The Shadow Conspiracy
Pedals: The Shadow Conspiracy metal
Sprocket: Tempered Anchor Down 30t
Chain: The Shadow Conspiracy Interlock chain
Seat / Post / Clamp: Macneil Fat Capital & post, Odyssey clamp
Front Wheel / Tire: Primo Hula Hoop 48, Odyssey Hazard hub, Shadow Undertaker tyre
Rear Wheel / Tire: Primo Hula Hoop 48, Odyssey Hazard hub, Shadow tyre
Pegs: 3 various
Hub Guards: G-sport
Brakes? Nil
Mods: Evan at LUX drilled my front hub out to cater for the 10mm drop outs because we couldn’t find any other hubs for 48s.
Anything that makes your bike different from everyone else’s?
I guess the fact that I run 48s is kind of different? Plus I run a fair amount of post and my bars are cut to 25” wide, none of this wide bullshit.
How are things going with Tempered these days? What does Matty have in the works with you these days?
Tempered is sick, been riding heaps with a few of the team guys lately and it’s rad. Also Matty, as usual, has been working hard on future road trips, new products, softgoods and a bunch of edits you will be seeing in the not too distant future. Always progressing!
The Shadow Conspiracy recently picked you up. How did that come about? How has it been and what do you have in the works for them?
Yeah dude, Chris Harrison hooked it up and it’s been awesome, all the guys seem rad. I’m stoked to be apart of the team! Definitely be doing more web stuff for them in the future.
Photo: Adrian Duffy
What’s new with Lux these days? I’ve noticed you have been doing a lot of filming for them lately.
It just happens that my usual riding crew consists of a few LUX riders so when we’re out I just film everything, makes sense, I’m starting to get the hang of the film game. The store just had their 1st year anniversary party few weeks ago, shit was wild. There may be loose plans for an upcoming video project which I’m pretty psyched on.
Any other sponsor news you have for us? What happened with Almond?
I don’t know man, just wasn’t feeling it, so I decided to move on. It’s all good!
Back to your filming, what have you been filming with these days? Is this a recent thing or have you been into it for a while now?
I film with a DVX100. As I said, I’m just starting to understand how to hold a camera probably and more recently, learning how to use better export and capture settings. I have had a decent camera for 2 years now and love it more than ever. Pro HD filmer Stu Munro has helped me out here and there too!
Photo: Steve Joseph
Do you have any fresh videos you are going to be dropping soon?
I’ve been storing heaps of clips lately, plan on doing a longer kinda mixtape thing from a few months of filming with all the boys, psyched to make it half deece. Soon enough my boy Samson Ross will have a cheeky Macneil edit which I have filmed, that shit will be gravy.
How about edits or video parts for yourself? Any fresh footage of you that we can expect to see soon?
I’m sitting on a Tempered edit at the moment, just trying to get one or two more clips to complete it.
What have you been up to lately outside of riding and filming?
Just coming out of a month break from uni which I spent chilling and clipping in Brissy, best city in Australia.
Photo: Jackson Townsend
What’s the last movie you watched, song you heard and website you visited?
The Mechanic, Soul Sensation Orchestra ‘Faded Lady’ and www.crispystream.com hollaaaaaaa
Anything else you want to say?
Taking it!
