1.0Uncommon Path – An REI Co-op Publicationhttps://www.rei.com/blogMichelle Flandreauhttps://www.rei.com/blog/author/michellerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FeiJYfBawg"><a href="https://www.rei.com/blog/cycle/fathers-sons-and-bike-parks">Fathers, Sons, and Bike Parks</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.rei.com/blog/cycle/fathers-sons-and-bike-parks/embed#?secret=FeiJYfBawg" width="600" height="338" title="“Fathers, Sons, and Bike Parks” — Uncommon Path – An REI Co-op Publication" data-secret="FeiJYfBawg" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.rei.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/06/kid-bike-park.jpg?fit=1500%2C9981500998A father balances pride for his son’s rapidly improving skillset with the bittersweet reality that he will soon be overtaken Jamaica scares my son. Not Jamaica the country, Jamaica the trail, which dips into the forest on the edge of the bike park in our hometown. It’s maybe a mile long, but it’s tight, with quick […]