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West Michigan Urban...HELP PLEASE!

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VanMelle
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Hey guys, so I know as good as anyone that people dont like to give up their urban spots but we are in need of some help. We have 3 pro riders flying in for a special filming trip for 2 weeks in january and we have 20-30 spots lined up but looking for more.

We are looking for pics of the gnarliest spots around West Michigan. Grand Rapids, Kzoo, Holland, Lansing ECT! gaps, rails, drops, walls, anything...we have a solid high speed winch and everything to hit pretty much anything.

Any help would be much appreciated, it'd be dope to get more spots as they will be put to really good use.

Cheers
Dec 27 2013 6:18PM
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Shifties4Dayz
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There's a bunch of stuff to be seen of bus127 west going into holland. Couple nice big handrails
Dec 28 2013 2:15PM
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VanMelle
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hmmm like the business loop? off 196???
Dec 29 2013 4:00AM
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Shifties4Dayz
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Yeah. Whatever it's called. Not 100% on locations. Will be out there in a couple weeks tho
Dec 30 2013 7:31AM
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cwise814
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Here is are a few in GR that I have seen driving by but have never got the chance to hit yet.

-corner of Lake drive and Brenton in East Grand Rapids. There is a super long flat rail by the middle school between the middle school and tennis court.
https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!data=!1m4!1m3!1d1272!2d-85.6099855!3d42.9465607!2m1!1e3!4m12!2m11!1m10!1s0x0%3A0xe007f8d2af6aa743!3m8!1m3!1d5777764!2d-86.2705534!3d45.0010904!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1&fid=7

-This is fenced in but there is a hole under the fence. Not sure what the place really is and looks kinda sketch. On Barnett street just off Lafayette. Go one building in and look to the left. There is a 3 or 4 kink DFD.

https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!q=east+middle+school+grand+rapids&data=!1m4!1m3!1d158!2d-85.6623818!3d42.9837235!4m37!1m36!4m8!1m3!1d5017928!2d-86.2705534!3d45.0010904!3m2!1i1366!2i667!4f13.1!10b1!19m6!1e1!1e2!1e9!1e10!1e12!4smaps_sv.tactile!20m13!1e1!1e2!1e3!1e4!1e5!1e9!1e10!1e11!1e12!2m2!1i203!2i100!5smaps_sv.tactile!26m4!1e12!1e13!1e3!4smaps_sv.tactile

-Last two are park buildings have hills behind them and what looks to be lands. check out Mary Walters Park off Lafayette and Fuller Park off Fuller ave.

-Grand Rapids CC downtown, WMU, and GVSU (allendale) have alot of potential in various hand rails and different hits but you would have to go really late b/c of campus security...

Good luck!
Jan 12 2014 8:42PM
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averageMIskier
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There is a ton of urban in and around kalamazoo and south haven. I would not go to western michigan univeristy. The campus police are total pricks and wait to bust you right at your first hit.

Kalamazoo college has a bunch of rails. And as long as you say you go here or are with someone who goes here you should be fine in terms of security. They are super chill about everything as long as you arent being a total dumbass
long c rail
two closeouts
long handrail
dfd
dfdfdfd
a waterfall rail
gap to a 10ft high flatbar
donkey dick
every single one of those are hittable. and as of two days ago 1/11 were set up to hit.

There is also an elementary school; woods lake that has some other rails
Easily 50ft hand raail
c rail to closeout to donkey dick
sick closeout wallride

Middle school called maple street has bunch of other rails, sometimes the cops do bust though
4 long down rails
a closeout, but you have to build a jump over a fence with a landing that leads into the closeout in order to hit it
some other long handrails

Behind the fetzer center at western michigan there is a long flatbar that is fun to hit but pretty hard to find

at a park called knollwood there is a rainbow swingset rail that is similiar to clayton villas final shot in the eighty six, its not super high off the ground but still is a big build. It would require a winch but I do know of some in the area that could be borrowed if you dont already have one.

Rail on bridge over kalamazoo river, I have yet to get the balls to hit it but it certaintly could be done.

There are a shitton of other rails in the kalamazoo area. My friends and I have a database of sorts and there really are just too many to name.

On to south haven. Some of the gnarliest shit out there.

Down flat rail that leads to the beach. Completely doable but if you fall your kinda fucked. Could lead to some sick footy.

Along the waterfront by the marina there are a couple rails
down to flat to elbow to down to donkey dick. (I cant get past the elbow)
dfdfdfd that is super mellow
donkey dick
wall ride
swingset rail

at the old beat up highschool:
dfdfdfdd
dfd to closeout to dfd to closeout to down
a lot of cliffs and shit by the beach that could be hit with a tow in or a winch

Theres just a kilofuckton of urban all over kalamazoo and south haven. If you or anyone else is looking for spots or someone to hit them with ill leave my cell 269.330.0712. hmu
Jan 13 2014 11:14AM
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VanMelle
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sick boys! thanks a ton for all the help!
Jan 14 2014 11:46AM
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averageMIskier
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spine is being built next to the girl scout building as well.
Jan 14 2014 4:00PM
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The_Polock
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Check out those rails by the intermediate school on Water Tower hill in A-town.  Always looks pretty gnar  to me.
Jan 20 2014 3:05PM
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