Nona Willis Aronowitz and Peter Steineck created a series of stereotypical cartoon cyclist portfolios for the Bike Nation series. The collection features eight different biker personalities that one might encounter while cycling along the road.
Many of us who use our bikes for exercise or as a mode of transportation would probably exclude ourselves from any of the representations in the Bike Nation series; however, any biker has undoubtedly encountered one or more of these personalities during their bike ride.
There's everyone from the already-dressed-for-work Commuter, recognizable through his safety conscious gear and proper office attire, to the Street Kid -- this young baseball cap-wearing hoodlum is always ready to hop off his stolen bicycle at the slightest of provocations. What biker profile would be complete without a representation of the Trekker, with a body fat percentage of under 0.5%, this hardcore athlete would accept any bike-oriented fitness challenge if you tell him it can't be done.
What's Driving This Trend
- Bike Nation Personalities
- There is a trend in creating humorously accurate portfolios for stereotypical cyclists.
- Cycling Subcultures
- The Bike Nation series highlights the various subcultures within cycling culture.
- Cycling Stereotypes
- The Bike Nation series reveals the common stereotypes associated with cyclists in a humorous way.
Who This Affects Most
- Urban Cycling
- Businesses in the urban cycling industry can innovate by creating products and services targeted towards the various subcultures and stereotypes highlighted in the Bike Nation series.
- Humor and Design
- Businesses in the humor and design industries can innovate by creating similar humorous and witty collections that focus on other popular subcultures.
- Fitness and Sports
- Businesses in the fitness and sports industry can innovate by creating products and services that cater to the extreme athletic subculture within cycling, as presented in the Bike Nation series through the Trekker personality.
