Video: Joe Connell Rips Loose Scottish Trails

18 Comments

low-n-slow (Jan 13, 2022 at 3:56)

Not sure if its because he is on an Orange which hasn't changed in 20 years or the music but this had a very 'Earthed' feeling to it

redrook (Jan 13, 2022 at 4:09)

I was just about to make the same comment, very Earthed vibe.

LawrenceonaHT (Jan 14, 2022 at 5:28)

The song is by The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and they had at least a couple of songs in Earthed 3 and 4. Pretty sure one of the segments was a bunch of guys riding Orange bikes on the isle of Skye.

x-rider (Jan 13, 2022 at 6:41)

This lad is a pure legend! Would love to see more of his chilled and fun vids.
Let`s shred some turf together when ever you are around.

Cheers Jojo

betsie (Jan 13, 2022 at 5:47)

Nae bad loon, nae bad. Ness trails are so sick. Shame its so far away from here! Well, its under 30 miles but have to pass other trail locations on the way. We are spoilt for sick shreddin spots just now.

Bitelio FL (Jan 13, 2022 at 13:41)

Whereabouts are these trails, buddy?
I live just a few miles from the loch but never been on those trails.
They look mint!

betsie (Jan 14, 2022 at 2:28)

@Bitelio: I know that a few boys have been digging and making some fresh lines up near Inverness.
I will leave it up to the trailbuilders to disclose their locations.

I have been doing loads of work up Dallas on most of the trails, there is a new flow trail that has just been started up Dallas, going to fully resurrect Pluscarden soon and there has been a pile of awesome work done near Pluscarden too.

Bitelio FL (Jan 14, 2022 at 4:01)

@betsie: that's fair enough.

On another note, are you involved in the proposed new skills area at Forres? Saw the Planning Application the other day.

betsie (Jan 14, 2022 at 5:56)

@Bitelio: sure am. It's only a small group of us working with the council, local sports group, land management and the potential foresters.
Everyone has been amazing with us. Couldn't thank them enough for their patience, getting mountain bikers organised is like herding sheep in the dark. Lol.

dandelion17 FL (Jan 13, 2022 at 5:22)

Silky smooth, that boy can ride!

lewis87 (Jan 13, 2022 at 6:25)

Possibly referring to bashing the rotten stump with the back wheel at 1.35? Not actual explosives lol.

neoides FL (Jan 13, 2022 at 7:10)

Amazing what some nice paint can do to a bike.

DJ-24 (Jan 13, 2022 at 14:30)

I liked the horsey.

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0FksGiven (Jan 13, 2022 at 5:29)

Wow. So strong they blow up tree stumps on the trail. And here I’ve been using a stump grinder all this time. Silly me.

redrook (Jan 13, 2022 at 5:50)

Huh? Blow up tree stumps? Some trees had been blow over by the wind...

Quartz (Jan 13, 2022 at 5:54)

Lol trust me, nothing was blown up. What would we even blow up anything with? Unlike some insane places you can't just go and buy explosives in Scotland, let alone do anything to the trees without permission.

lewis87 (Jan 13, 2022 at 6:29)

@redrook: Possibly referring to bashing the rotten stump with the back wheel at 1.35? Not actual explosives lol

redrook (Jan 13, 2022 at 8:01)

@lewis87: Lol you're right, didn't catch that. Clearly over the head of me and a few others haha