Nick Anastasia

Who am I?

I’m a former software engineer who got tired of sitting at a keyboard all day. I was a member, instructor and shop lead Artisan’s Asylum, a large maker space in Boston, MA. I’m also a Parkour coach formerly with Parkour Generations Boston. Through coaching I learned to be a better teacher and now I also teach at digital fabrication workshops. In 2024 I moved to Chicago looking for my next adventure.

Projects and Hobbies

Kinetic Sculpture Races

I have participated in Kinetic Sculpture racing since 2016. Participants are challenged to build an all terrain, human powered, amphibious vehicle that is also a moving piece of art. I have participated in every running of the Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race and won the ACE Championship award in 2019. A team of competitors from the Lowell race banded together in 2018 to create the Lobster roll (top right) and towed it to California to compete in the Kinetic Grand Championship.

Spaceships (bicycles)

I have built numerous custom bicycles of all sizes. This is Chutes & Ladders my custom tall bike which is covered in RGB LEDs and has a sound system. It has flown over 2500 light years (miles for you earthlings) with SCUL, Boston’s friendly neighborhood bicycle chopper gang. It’s built for long range comfort and I’ve done a century ride (100 miles) on it it twice. It has three speeds slow, slower, and slowest.