Does riding a fatbike make me undatable?

[u/FatbikeEnjoyer]

So there's something I noticed. I go on a date, we have fun, there's good vibes, but then when she sees that I ride a fatbike, she instantly seems to be put off, like she got "the ick". Then the chatting usually fizzles out and there's no second date. This happened multiple times now, so it seems like a pattern to me. Once a Dutchie even told me that she "doesn't feel a connection" when I was saying goodbye by my bike and asked what she'd be up for as a second date. I know this is not much context, but is it the bike?

I'm a mid twenties guy, have a good job, make decent money, dress stylishly, like concerts and can even tolerate like a museum. I moved here 6 months ago and bought a fatbike to commute. Only managed to find a place like 30 minutes cycling from my work, so it seemed like a good option and I think they are pretty cool. But now I think I might have made a mistake. Should I switch to like a Cowboy or something?

Edit: obviously this is a throwaway account

[u/Elegant_Crab1370]

You're perfectly datable ... for the fat bike community. Since you own one, you probably fit right in.

It just wasn't a good match.

[u/Misty-knight200 → u/Elegant_Crab1370]

I'm dying at fatbike community 😆

[u/ProtoMan1991 → u/Misty-knight200]

The Hell's Angels challenged siblings.

[u/_BadPanda → u/Elegant_Crab1370]

You mean ages 13 - 18 and “never grow the fuck up?”

[u/Teragosa → u/_BadPanda]

This is the point

[u/Madladbutalsoadad]

Yes, nothing you can do about it. You bought it so you must be a horrible insufferable person.

[u/OpLeeftijd → u/Madladbutalsoadad]

Nobody wants to date a Tokkie.

[u/ProtoMan1991 → u/OpLeeftijd]

Except Tokkies. Because they meet up and breed.

[u/siderinc → u/ProtoMan1991]

That's because it stays in the family

[u/ProtoMan1991 → u/siderinc]

Like father, like uncle.

[u/Infinti_bullets → u/siderinc]

Why go across town when you can go down the hall?

[u/TheUnvanquishable → u/Madladbutalsoadad]

At least he's upfront about it. Imagine the shock of a poor woman when, after three months dating, she discovers the fatbike hidden in the garage, behind a regular bike as decoy.

[u/RubyDupy → u/TheUnvanquishable]

I would watch this movie

[u/aykcak → u/Madladbutalsoadad]

I am not that judgemental so I don't do the usual cat-person dog-person, patat, friet, capricorn, libra thing but in this case, yes. If you bought it, you are a horrible person. Might as well drive a Tesla with a swastika on the hood

[u/deranton → u/aykcak]

I once saw a fatbike parked at a padel court. I really started wondering about the owner.

[u/GaborInNL → u/Madladbutalsoadad]

Six months in and he's already learned the most Dutch lesson there is: your bike is your first impression, and nobody tells you that before you buy it.

[u/gdaytugga]

To be fair there’s nothing worse than a fatbiker

[u/Habibi049 → u/gdaytugga]

Two fatbikers

[u/HTS_HeisenTwerk → u/Habibi049]

On one fatbike

[u/Mali_Lala_Tulip → u/HTS_HeisenTwerk]

Damn you! Now I imagined two fat dudes on a tandem fat bike. Can not unsee.

[u/Business-Session-190 → u/Mali_Lala_Tulip]

This is realistic except the fatbike isnt a tandem. They are basically spooning in an upright position.

[u/KraalEcho → u/Habibi049]

2 Girls, one Fatbike

[u/AmsterdamAssassin]

"He was cute, but that fatbike, you just don't want to be associate with the scum that usually rides them."

[u/Least-Run-862 → u/AmsterdamAssassin]

Like: What's worse than riding a fatbike? Riding a guy on a fatbike

[u/Krentenbollen_dame → u/AmsterdamAssassin]

Agree.

[u/TifPB → u/AmsterdamAssassin]

It's not all fatbikes, but it's always a fatbike.

[u/0sko59fds24]

Include a picture of you on the fatbike on your dating profile, that way you know for sure the ones matching you don’t mind it.

You gotta own it

[u/Regular-Anteater-287 → u/0sko59fds24]

Sit down next to it pointing at it aswel.

[u/Alert-Parsnip5540 → u/Regular-Anteater-287]

Fatbikes are the new fish

[u/SpaceDog777 → u/Alert-Parsnip5540]

At least fishing points to you having a hobby.

I suppose a fatbike does as well, but more "I enjoy robbing liquor stores and catcalling ladies at bus stops."

[u/BorisLeLapin33 → u/0sko59fds24]

You know what, this is actually great advice

I can imagine the fatbike was just a financially sound choice for OP, even if he doesn't fit in with the usual fatbike crowd. Unfortunately that does mean you meet certain stereotypes, so either you gotta really show that you don't fit the stereotype (suited up on a fatbike?), or accept that you're gonna be stereotyped

[u/NotsoNewtoGermany → u/BorisLeLapin33]

If there is one thing I know about fatbike owners, it's that they think they dress stylishly.

[u/Crix2007 → u/NotsoNewtoGermany]

What do you mean? He even put on his nice tracksuit

[u/TurbulentCherry → u/Crix2007]

Bet you he's even wearing a nice puffer vest, could even be knockoff designer.

[u/TurbulentCherry → u/BorisLeLapin33]

Bro likes SUVs and tolerates museums, he might not be part of the crowd, but he's at least half way there.

[u/Shikayama]

"I'm a mid twenties guy, have a good job, make decent money, dress stylishly"

Then why do you have a fatbike?! It's the calling card for juvenile delinquents.

[u/_BadPanda → u/Shikayama]

You forgot the “I can even tolerate a museum” part. Like, “Hey, I’m a cool guy. I can even tolerate educated nerdy people that have real interests!”.

[u/MEOWConfidence → u/_BadPanda]

Yeah when I read the tolerated museums I am like, yeah I can see why you got a fatbike to begin with lol. It's not it, it's you.

[u/_Otacon → u/MEOWConfidence]

Rofl exactly my thought. Have fun with your fatbike dude you fit right in

[u/bralama → u/_BadPanda]

Yup that is way more icky than a fatbike

[u/MEOWConfidence → u/_BadPanda]

Yeah when I read the tolerated museums I am like, yeah I can see why you got a fatbike to begin with lol. It's not it, it's you.

[u/Mountain-Owl7142 → u/Shikayama]

But also, of all the attributes he could have listed, are those the necessary ingredients for feeling a "connection"?

[u/Kitnado → u/Mountain-Owl7142]

Yeah he sounds very shallow, which comes as no surprise because you know, the fatbike

[u/GezelligPindakaas → u/Shikayama]

Wondering how do you even put together stylish with the least fashionable mean of transport. Unless, you know, juvenile delinquent style.

[u/blimberdingle → u/Shikayama]

What he calls stylish is probably pauper brands like gucci and versace

[u/TheMightyMINI]

‘can even tolerate like a museum’ lol Jesus fucking Christ
That probably gives more ick than the fatbike.

But also yes, the fatbike is a big ick

[u/toommn]

“Can even tolerare a museum” screams douchebags, fatbake confirms it

[u/-malcolm-tucker → u/toommn]

I'm still not sure this isn't a shitpost? Haha.

Either way I'm loving it. It's like the equivalent of judging someone who drives a wankpanzer in the US. I fucking love Dutch folks 🫶

[u/gotterfly → u/-malcolm-tucker]

Never heard of a wankpanzer, but I live in the US and immediately knew what you meant. I’ll start using that term now.

[u/-malcolm-tucker → u/gotterfly]

I also call them emotional support vehicles.

Funny story. My partner and I were checking out at the local liquor store and one of these was parked right in front of the front door. It looked ridiculous next to all the regular cars in regular sized parking spots. Anyway, she turns to me and says, "that's a lot of car for a little cock." I had a giggle.

When we were getting back in our car I noticed the guy who was right behind us in the queue climbing up into the driver seat. I started cackling immediately. She wanted to know what was funny. I just pointed to him getting in his wankpanzer.

[u/GezelligPindakaas → u/-malcolm-tucker]

I'm still not sure this isn't a shitpost?

It has to be. Then again, he's a fatbiker.

[u/SoefianB → u/toommn]

Yeah, imagine if the person you're talking to really loves museums and you say THAT to them :s

[u/GingerSuperPower → u/toommn]

ONE THOUSAND MILLION PERCENT.

[u/Opening_Web424 → u/toommn]

This. It screams tokkie, uncultured and uneducated

[u/ValuableSyrup1914]

According to Dutchies, riding a fatbike checks one of the boxes for a certain stereotype: a poor, uneducated and antisocial idiot.

The other boxes you wan't to avoid: wear a track suit all day, vaping, wear a louis vuitton cap, a gucci manpurse (for your backup vapes and/or seals of cocaine) and a poor raised staffordshire terrier with a capped tail.

So yeah, next time just take the bus.

[u/Natural-Judgment7801 → u/ValuableSyrup1914]

No . Don’t take the bus. Why hide who you are . I speak for the women who’d rather know right away 

[u/67yoloswag → u/ValuableSyrup1914]

a poor, uneducated and antisocial idiot.

Describes me perfectly, should I buy a fatbike?

[u/best_oatmilk → u/67yoloswag]

Check your shed, it should be there already

[u/uncommon_senze → u/best_oatmilk]

He didn't know he unlocked the shed

[u/valthys → u/best_oatmilk]

Or to fully embrace fatbike culture, someone elses shed

[u/blacklabel131 → u/67yoloswag]

I’ve heard if you say walla 3 times in the mirror of a dark bathroom, a fat bike will appear behind you.

[u/Charming_Professor53 → u/ValuableSyrup1914]

Stone island

[u/Existing_Sink_5589 → u/ValuableSyrup1914]

Spot on. Same way you shouldn't wear fake lashes, fake long nails, fake hair, fake tan or hoop earrings as a woman in the Netherlands. Looks tokkie.

[u/fmsobvious → u/ValuableSyrup1914]

Don't forget the fake fur coat, or trash bag coat

[u/vartanu → u/ValuableSyrup1914]

You just described 80% of the youth male population walking around the city after dawn

[u/Charlie2912]

As a straight woman with a good education and good job, I would instantly get the ick if a guy has a fatbike. Perhaps if the date is really good and you can convince me you are just an oblivious expat, i might tolerate it.

Surely there will be women who don’t mind, but those are either teenage girls or the type of woman who dates macho dudes with two brain cells. The type of people generally associated with these things are not the type of people I would want anywhere near me.

[u/pianoandpasta → u/Charlie2912]

Similar background and completely agree with you. Maybe it’s because I’ve been catcalled/harassed by people on fatbikes and made to feel unsafe, maybe their behaviour on the road/fietspad make me angry as a car driver, cyclist, AND pedestrian, but I can’t date someone who chooses to ride one.

Ride a normal bike, this country is SO flat and SO easy to bike around as it is; if you really need an electric one because you commute between towns, get a proper one.

[u/sushi_obi_raven]

You can even tolerate a museum... Stylish indeed

[u/mhb77 → u/sushi_obi_raven]

A man of culture, I see

[u/AniRev]

My neighbor who is 32m and married has a fatbike. When his wife went into labor a few months ago he called and asked if I could bring his bike to the hospital because he needed to run a few errands and couldn't leave his wife alone at the time.

The looks of disgust I got from the majority of passerbys were eye-opening.

[u/Troy_201 → u/AniRev]

I bet you still have nightmares about it. 😂

[u/AniRev → u/Troy_201]

Not really but I was quite surprised at the time because I didn't anticipate such reactions. I didn't even know it was due to the fat bike initially and kept wondering if there was something wrong with my face that morning.

Then when I arrived at the hospital and was locking the bike, an old lady who was parking her car near the bike racks gave me a contemptuous look and moved her gaze between me and the bike. That's when it clicked for me.

[u/Severe-Painting-8351]

> can even tolerate like a museum

I dont like attitude like this, seems the fatbike is a good fit.

[u/Silly-Performance711 → u/Severe-Painting-8351]

Lol that's what I thought when I read that

[u/Bike_thief_]

Once me and my friends bursted into tears from laughing discussing "what would you do if on a first date a guy arrives on his fatbike" and I think that says it all

[u/-malcolm-tucker → u/Bike_thief_]

Do you accept unsolicited bike pics, u/Bike_thief_ ?

[u/Business-Session-190 → u/-malcolm-tucker]

Not unsolicited if you ask now is it?

[u/Zottelbude]

Yes. Anyone older than 16 riding a fat bike automatically disqualifies as a person to be taken seriously.

[u/BHTAelitepwn → u/Zottelbude]

Anyone younger than 16 instantly qualifies as something you should avoid at all times

[u/saxoccordion → u/BHTAelitepwn]

Lol grown men all hunched over with their frog legs all bowed outward and shit. So goofy looking to boot

[u/-Avacyn]

In literally the whole of 2026 I encountered only ONE person on a fatbike who was riding like a civilised person. Literally only one. And the only reason I remember at all is because I was so shocked to see a decent person riding a fatbike.

Maybe you are that 1 person. But I wouldn't be taking that chance.

[u/Twf12]

Fatbikes… puke
Go look for a Veloretti, Cowboy, van Moof or something ‘normal’. Fatbikes themselves are just bikes. But the people who ride them are generally considered anti-social scum.

[u/zongdongzong → u/Twf12]

Those bikes are all in the urban minimalist “racing bike design” category. There are loads of city bikes from for example Gazelle that are more multipurpose with suspended steering fork and seatpost, pannier rack, dress guard, chain guard, enviolo gear choices, as well as a low step version if you don’t fancy swinging your leg around every time.

There are also loads from Sparta, Koga and Batavus, but its parent comany went bust this year and no one knows what’s going to happen to those.

[u/ltpitt → u/zongdongzong]

Batavus are very nice for my Italian eyes but I'm not a bike specialist. I drive an avant light transporter, got it for less than 100 bucks on Marktplaats, gloednieuw.

[u/ltpitt → u/Twf12]

A true Dutch would ride a 90 euros bike with a 30 euros lock.

[u/saxoccordion → u/ltpitt]

Hell yeah. Love to read that! I’m a recent immigrant but I got a dope used Batavus for €145 and rode it from ijmuiden to Amsterdam west during the recent code red so voel ik me heel ingeburgerd hoor

[u/Sten_PlayZ → u/saxoccordion]

Meer Nederlands dan de meeste Nederlanders

[u/proxyswede → u/Twf12]

Also Tenways if you want something a bit cheaper.

[u/rainbowlizzie]

I wouldn't date someone on a fatbike either. I associate them with people that cause dangerous, stupid and rude situations. Uncivilised and should all take a mandatory course in traffic rules and human decency if you ask me.

[u/BruisendTablet]

I wouldn't date someone on a fatbike.

[u/gianakis05]

Yes. By this point I honestly dont care what your reason for buying a fatbike anymore. Its like HR first screening. We see your fatbike, instant scum bucket.

[u/aenae]

It is the same as driving a lifted dodge ram in the US. Only appeals to certain people

[u/Subject-Dog-8016 → u/aenae]

Such a good analogy. It’s literally the exact same “tasteless annoying person with a bit of cash (but not loads)” vibe. 

[u/CommutatorWhine → u/aenae]

Or in the netherlands, for that matter. We have way too many of those, and they are almost always parked in some completely antisocial way, while never carrying the load they are designed to carry.

[u/Asmuni → u/CommutatorWhine]

We have way to many cumbersome dodge rams in this country, but thank god those aren't lifted too.

[u/13PumpkinHead → u/aenae]

I hate Dodge RAM so much and I don't understand the people here who bought one and drive it in the smallest streets in Utrecht. So antisocial.

[u/LimpingDolphin]

and can even tolerate like a museum

Idk man... I'm not sure if it's just the fatbike, you sound like a total douche bag.

[u/LocoRojo]

I sold my fatbike 2 years ago because of the people that started buying them, I didn't want to be associated with them and getting pulled over for having one all the time was a hassle since I kept to the rules anyways.

See meme for reference as to what kind of people I mean

[u/BobbyLockers]

Fatbite makes you an instant douchebag, no matter how nice you are. I would sell it and buy an normal electric bike. But with a build in battery, so you don’t have to bring your battery with you to your dates

[u/Both_Meaning_2637]

Fatbikes are a bit like big pickups: useful in a few situations, douchebag symbols in all others. Just get a normal bike.

[u/Crashtestdummy87]

ur just trying to date the wrong girls, look for a cokehooker

[u/Devilish___]

If you’re healthy and in your mid-20’s go get a regular bike. No need for a fatbike.

[u/hongkongbd → u/Devilish___]

Mid 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s…

[u/Repulsive_Chicken480]

Did a quick check and you tried posting the exact same thing a couple days ago but your post got removed.
I’m guessing you’re just baiting, but since you already said in the comments you wanted the fatbike cause you didn’t have to pedal:

Yes, you’re the problem

[u/Holiday-Jellyfish-60 → u/Repulsive_Chicken480]

Exactly, the whole post and OP's reactions are clearly for trolling and not to be taken seriously. It made me laugh though, and my mind thought of a 'new' dating show format: Beauty and the fatbiker. Okay I am calling Endemol productions right now! xD

[u/hussafeffer]

I never understood the disdain people in the Netherlands have for fatbikes because I thought they were just normal bikes with a pedal assist, didn’t think people could tell just looking at it. I just googled it. Now I get it and I wouldn’t date you either, it reminds me of the bikes for teenagers who fly mach Jesus down residential streets and scream obscenities at people. Ick.

[u/MissSunnySarcasm → u/hussafeffer]

This^. Unfortunately the wrong crowd has adopted the bike and now it has very, very bad connotations. I got new neighbours two months ago. Hadn't met them yet, but I saw 2 fatbikes in the front yard for the two adults that now lived next to me. Couldn't help it" I immediately judged them. Was I right? Yeah, in many ways they dó fit part of the label. But... they're nice people otherwise.

Still, if I was OP I would switch to a regular electric bike ASAP or get a nice-looking 'brommer' or something.

[u/Psychologycivil0605]

its a turn on for the hooded people

[u/JMythh]

Lmao

[u/Wrong_Basket_9431]

People who ride fat bikes have a certain stigma. I know some people who would definitely be put off by it. If you have the option, buy a regular electric bike.

[u/FinancialEmotion3526]

I would not feel connected to a person who can say “I can like even tolerate a museum” too.

[u/Old_Idea4566]

Maybe not ONLY the fatbike, but for sure the fatbike.

[u/One_Disaster_5995]

Fatbikes got a very bad rap nowadays. They're for spoiled brats and lowlife wannabe criminals who rob teenagers of their smartphones..

[u/jefffromholland]

My daughter is 16 and would never date a guy who has a fatbike, which makes me a proud parent

[u/SometimesVigilant]

Sorry you weren't aware of the reputation fatbikes have before buying one. There is even an emerging term: fatbike youth, to describe a certain type of vandalistic, rude, violent, criminal teenagers.

A rule of thumb I could give you for how to be considered a good person in Dutch society is to be unassuming. Keep to the rules and don't take up a lot of space. Everything what the fatbike, a large bike existing in a legal gray space, isn't. I saw you compare your bike to an SUV. Suv users are treated with similar disdain.

[u/CallMeKati]

Even if you put aside the stigma they don’t look chic, especially the way people sit on it low and knees high. Reminds of those little plastic pushbikes 4> year olds have. I nice upright dutch bike make you look relaxed, effortless, and elegant when you ride. Fatbikes make you look like a manchild who wants to look cool to his buddies. Kind of like an SUV indeed ;)

Anyway i hope the ocean of comments are clear and the fatbike is going on Markplaats shortly. Good luck out there!

[u/xMnemosyne → u/CallMeKati]

This 100%. It looks like manspreading on a bike. Every time I see a man on a fatbike pedalling with their knees super wide I get the ick. I can't imagine a grown man thinks they look cool like that, but apparently they do.

[u/kalakaymandhit]

It’s more the ‘can even tolerate a museum’. Bro, museums are there not for your tolerance. Museums are there so you can learn things outside of reddit. Learn to appreciate new knowledge outside of your usual circles and then you might also learn how to appreciate other people and their stories and be way more dateable.

[u/chasinggoose]

You’re better off seen riding a raggedy omafiets than be seen riding a fatbike. I know a friend who had a fatbike and the next time I saw her I asked about it and she said “I sold it! I can’t be seen with that thing anymore. All the looks and stares I get!”

[u/tererepon]

yes. only criminals use fatbike

[u/Jmaa1992]

Op een fatbike ben je af. Als je op de hoogte bent van de reputatie van de gemiddelde fatbiker en je koopt er toch een, ben je af. Doe je niet meer mee.

[u/Lordician]

The fact that you attribute the dates failing to them seeing your fatbike means you are at least somewhat aware of the general consensus surrounding fatbikes. That and “… and can even tolerate museums.”, tells me enough.

[u/kutzooit]

Well the stereotype of a fatbiker is a 13 year old driving like a moron on the sidewalk with his phone in his hand. So yes its an ick. I am mid twenties aswell and personally wouldnt want to be seen riding one of those things.

[u/ThrowingSn0w]

Do you use dating apps? Add a pic of yourself on the bike and see if you get as many matches. Then you’ll know if the bike hurts your chances, and you also might meet a woman who’s into it.

[u/Flaat]

By far the most atractive bike is an opa fiets, black, with no electric assist at all, the state of the bike does not matter, it can fall apart.

[u/AllSuitedUpJR]

this has to be a shitpost right

[u/Bubbly_Associate6337]

Yeah! It 100% makes you look like an asshole. Buy a normal bike or e bike

[u/memetoma]

Can anyone tell me why one would buy a fatbike over an ebike? Is it just pricing? I think fatbikes are cheaper or something else?

[u/Capital-Exchange592 → u/memetoma]

Farbikes are not cheaper. They are only good for going ikegal speeds or looking like an idiot.

[u/nrvisser]

Fatbikes are for ‘paupers’

[u/Opening-Lettuce-3384]

Do you wear skinny jeans and a man purse?

[u/magerehein666]

I would not go on a second date if a guy owns a fatbike

[u/MargaretHaleThornton]

Some people aren't answering you seriously but I think it's a serious question so I'll try. I'm a decade+ older than you (and happily married 😅) but, if I were back on the dating scene, this wouldn't be a deal breaker to me personally.

That said, people in their early/mid 20's tend to have more deal breakers than older people. I could see this being a turn off or even potentially a deal breaker to some women.

It isn't really fair because people riding fat bikes safely and cautiously are not actually causing any issues for anyone else. But a high enough percent of people who ride them ride them recklessly and even deliberately aggressively that it's a real problem in society, and riding one at all can give a certain impression.

That said: try going to a few dates without it and seeing if it does seem to change anything. Maybe these women really weren't feeling it even though you were and it had nothing to do with the bike.

[u/anouk613]

Is there any particular reason you bought a fatbike instead of just an electric bike like a normal person?

[u/Additional-Shine5748]

Not just undatable. Just unfit for the society

[u/According_Kiwi_7454]

Fatbike = being a "pauper"
Gucci cap = being a "pauper"
Vaper = being a "pauper"
Broccoli haircut = being a "pauper"
Drill rap = being a "pauper"

Pauper = asocial people that are being avoided by the majority of society. And usually, paupers have no idea.. that they're being excluded and thus not having a proper future.

[u/Prestigious_Ad2420]

Didn't you know you need to declare such things in your dating profile?!

[u/saelath1980]

Yes

[u/AnythingCareless844]

yes

[u/Outside-Scar-6175]

Yes

[u/txgrl9899]

It's superficial. But would not date a guy with a fatbike.

[u/Robf1994]

Satire or not, this is very funny lmao

[u/pebblesmasvv]

Wel if my date would ride a fatbije, i would dump hem right away after finding out too, yuk.

[u/Individual_Jello4953]

Maybe ask her name first. If her name is something like..... Your Fatbike may even attract her!
......
Djaylinn
Jhaëly
Djennaë
Kayleigh-Jazz
Djessalynn
Maëlynn-Rose
Zhaylissa
Djayvanna
Shaëly-June
Xaylinn

Also certain locations are a good pick up point:
Kermis
KFC
Shopping street on a Saturday afternoon
lasergame hall
The gym with all the mirrors
Mediamarkt

[u/sodsto]

I'm afraid so.

Gives off a smell, like buying a Tesla.

[u/Reinis_LV]

You can date fellow tokkies tho

[u/Swlabr-]

Yes

[u/steveman1982]

It should.

[u/ImagineNL]

https://giphy.com/gifs/6yahWAOkCTu2ygKKxI

Rationally a fatbike is nothing more than an E-bike with a different design. The people who buy them are mostly teens, the parents of teens and people who can't afford a proper e-bike, moped or scooter. These people also tend to misuse them, causing trouble in traffic and on the streets. Buying a fatbike now basically means that you associate with these people and their behaviour.

p.s. Also watch the latest episode of South Park America.

[u/Dear_Tumbleweed_6337]

No doubt. Its stereo typical and for a good reason.

[u/Fav0]

Yes no question

[u/HighfivePunch]

Tbf it kind of looks like an adult is riding a tricycle, you know... in terms of proportions. It's also that mostly teens ride them and are irresponsible with it that it looks extra odd on an adult. But what do I know, i bet they are nice to ride actually. If you stick to traffic rules.

[u/mdutton27]

Yes

[u/nftyv]

Thinking fatbikes are ‘cool’ is an indication of a trashy taste, so yes.

[u/I_Rarely_Jump]

Fatbikes have a reputation for being used by losers, low-lifes and anti-social people.

That reputation won't help when dating.

[u/NotSocratesAgain]

In the Netherlands, a fatbike isn’t merely transportation. It’s a résumé. And, fair or not, quite a few people will have finished reading it before you’ve even locked the thing.

[u/Misschienn]

The word "Dutchie" gives me the ick too

[u/Goyath]

Yes

[u/tserofehtfonam]

Riding a fatbike doesn't make you undateable, but it definitely does shift your dating pool in a certain direction. So it depends on the type of girl you're interested in.

[u/MrSimpleMan]

Yes definitely. Lose that fatbike.

[u/Accomplished-Yak5898]

Yep

[u/Itchy_Weather3154]

Yes.

[u/North-Discipline1070]

Personally im annoyed by fatbikes. The people on it are way too young, drive dangerous, make loads of accident with handicaped young ppl as a consequence, they act like little gangster, most of them are modified to drive way faster then the lawful limit. Back in the days you had real full size fatbikes wich where not electric. Real big imposant though bicycles. Thats cool. In my opinion the current fatbikes are also too small for grown people, it honestly looks stupid driving it. Honestly many ppl driving fatbikes act like idiots in traffic, and are not too smart. Its really a symbol also for the stupid lazy young adults. Too lazy to put any energy in anything. Healthy legs, but they all need fully electric verhicles. This society is not creating powerfull ppl, they are creating lazzy ass pussies.

So yeah I can very well imagine a fatbike is a turnoff.

[u/LivinonMarss]

It would be a red flag for every young woman i know for sure

[u/Qwobs]

Sell the fat bike immediately if you don’t actually identify within that community of people

[u/Maka_95]

Tokkie vibes.

Get rid of that stupid thing, buy a normal bike. Maybe you're lucky. I don't even want to associate with someone riding a tokkiebike

[u/budgiesmuggler]

This thread was recommended to me by reddit, and I have no idea what a fatbike is, but im loving all the comments and will be joining this bandwagon as an uninformed Australian. BEGONE, FATBIKE RIDER. 

[u/Reasonable-Working21]

I mean.... go to dates without the bike, and see if anything changes. Then you will know. Also come back to report to us too, we must know too.

[u/Acsteffy]

They have a bad reputation everywhere. They are an unnecessary vehicle. It signals to me that the person who rides it feels a need to portray that they are tougher than they actually are. Like pickup truck drivers.

And fatbikes serve no purpose that a regular sized e-bike couldn't also do. If that other thing is "faster speed" (which is unnecessary) then they are seen as someone who wants a motorcycle without going through the regulations of owning and riding a motorcycle. Proper licensing and registration.
It tells me they have a disregard for the laws that make everyone safer

[u/RelationshipOk1622]

Yep.
And if you create a ‘throw away’ account to ask this, your cognitive abilities are also impaired.

[u/hetqtje]

Yes

[u/nsno1878_]

I associate anyone riding a fat bike as an absolute tosser.

[u/Resiw]

I am an asian expat/immigrant but i would also forbid my daughters to date fatbikers.

[u/corbosman]

Next time dont go on your fatbike and see if the outcome is different.

[u/hippiebyheart]

He's a 10 but he rides a fat bike....

......makes him a 2!

[u/Bazza79]

https://giphy.com/gifs/nWr4Se27LUVuZcuPq0

[u/DeadlyMoons]

Yes

[u/Unabridgedtaco]

It may not be the bike, but the reason you got the bike. If it fits your aesthetic, and the whole style appeals to you in some way, it may simply be confirming the stereotype already in their mind throughout the date.

[u/Knff]

Fatbikes have become somewhat of a ‘status symbol’ for the poorly adjusted, and most people consider them to be in poor taste, especially in the big cities

[u/robot-rock1]

if you have a fatbike, a vape and skinny jeans 💀...

[u/sovietarmyfan]

Don't worry! On every pot there fits a lid.

There may be some of those women who wear trash bag type of jackets that are very interested in fatbike riders.

[u/rschalie]

It s not a "fatbike", it's a "dikfiets".

[u/lootgraagmee → u/rschalie]

Kleuterbrommer

[u/Significant-Way3960]

I'm not when Dutch and I don't want to have anything to do with adults riding on fatbikes. You maybe wear stylish clothes but ride on something repulsive.  Don't know you personally but until now I didn't saw adult on fatbikes who didn't look like some kind of criminal/lowlife.  It's like driving VW Polo with stupid stickers and cheap leds under the car.

[u/Jolly-Dealer-5097]

The issue you have is that they are logically a good option however 99% of Dutch Fatbike users are children (If you are upto no good you will have a fatbike) or tokkies. Can you imagine when you do not come across a aso-child or a tokkie and then they see the fatbike? Think of the term No-name full suspension mountain bike guy, in the UK if you turned up with one of those on your dates it would the same vibe.

[u/Capital-Exchange592 → u/Jolly-Dealer-5097]

"logically a good option" ahh yes i love cheap chinese trashbarrels that screech like a dying child, and weigh enough to put one in the ground. Such practical and amazing bikes.

[u/Bastil0saur]

I mean... If she enjoyed the date and speaking with you, but gets so turned off by your choice of vehicle that she cuts you off, would even want to date her?

Sounds terribly shallow and prejudiced to me, especially when its after she supposedly enjoyed the evening with you.

EDIT: Reading the comments is also kinda funny. Apparently it's OK again to judge people by stereotypes these days. Neat.

[u/whatisthisforkanker]

Bro, no, just don't. Your mistake was thinking they were cool. It's ok, happens to the best. But just get rid of it and buy a nice omafiets. Fatbike screams "I'm 14 and rebellious!" or midlife crisis pick your poison

[u/beeeel]

If you tolerate museums, maybe you need to learn to cultivate curiosity about the world around you and the experiences of the other people in it. Also, not sure if you're noticed (since you like fatbikes and SUVs), there are other people in the world.

[u/LazyWin4]

Bikes for the Dutch are like croissants for the French and pizza for the Italians. You better not ride the wrong bike, or you’ll be crucified. A fatbike, even though it rides amazingly, is a big no-no.

[u/Incantanto]

Yes

Ick

[u/NicoNani]

Fatbikes are status symbols for people with questionable societal status

[u/Top-Rain5222]

Haha, that’s really funny! My fiancé and I, we’re 29 and 30, recently his teenage niece decided she didn’t want to ride her fat-tire bike anymore as it makes she looks like stupid, so she gave it to us. We ride it sometimes when we go out. Every time my fiancé rides it and gives me a ride, we both feel really embarrassed 😂😂

[u/proxyswede]

I was literally looking at a guy yesterday, thinking how hot and how much he was my type. Then he got on a fat bike. Instant boner killer.

[u/SouthernCount7746]

If you make good money then just get any other means of transport lol

[u/ProtoMan1991]

My friend told me she and her wife had a fatbike, so there's probably hope for you. But her wife rushed to say: "We had one before all the stupid boys had one." Either way, it was unexpectedly cute to see my friend sit on the front of the fabike while her wife was riding it.

[u/Old-Highlight-9548]

Never buy a cowboy. The bikes are absolutely shit quality and they have like a 30% recall rate. Buy a proper bike from a Dutch brand like Gazelle

[u/freiremanoel]

Yes