Name:	Nick Hein <nickhein@nwlink.com>
Age:	M 40 (07/27/57)
Mass:	155 lb
Size:	6'1"
Bikes:	2 Homebuilts Rainbike: Mostly faired, fully-suspended, recumbent low-budget low racer with drum brakes, cargo areas, windshield, headlights and intermediate jackshaft. Built by Joe Kochanowski, total weight 90 lb. 16" front whl. 20" rear. I use it for daylight commuting (about 100 trips per year). Cloudbike: Unfaired LWB 5-speed with rear suspension and customized rear derailleur and front drum brake. Weight is 60 lb. Trailer hitch for towing my littlest girl. I've also had a Tour Easy, Infinity and several more of Joe's homebuilts on loan.
Rides:	2-3 commutes to work (13 mi ea. way) on the Rainbike during longer days. Rides with kids weekends and evenings. Working on turn signals and better headlights for night commuting.
Where:	Renton, WA, USA
Works:	Flight Simulation Engineer for the Boeing Co.
Likes:	Teaching, learning from and wrestling with my kids. Past hobbies include hang-gliding, hiking, XC & Downhill skiing, running, Gen. Av. flying, woodworking, programming. Favquote: 1) "Thanks to the miracle of the modern interstate freeway you can now cross the entire country without seeing anything." (First Book of Great Quotes) 2) While bandaging my fanny after a race my wife once said "Are you sure these bikes are safer?!".
Climbs:	not surveyed
Crash:	Nothing serious, a few fall-overs in the Rainbike when the chain slipped or hit a curb with the front wheel.
Beard:	not surveyed
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