Jeff Schmerker
Take it for a spin
It took Cooper all of about 10 seconds to realize what the deal was here. Sure, it's a small track, but the kid weighs 30 pounds and his bike does not have pedals. Big tracks we do not need. So he ran, and coasted, hit the small bumps, cruised the banked turns, and needed help up the two jumps. All around us, Sunday morning traffic puttered along. We had the track to ourselves. Eventually, 'Dad, you do it.' So I pedaled around with him, pedaling, coasting, hitting the jumps, cruising the turns, and going extra hard to make it up the jump.
