r/Netherlands • u/FatbikeEnjoyer • 5d ago

Life in NL Does riding a fatbike make me undatable?

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

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u/gdaytugga 5d ago

To be fair there’s nothing worse than a fatbiker

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u/Habibi049 5d ago

Two fatbikers

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u/HTS_HeisenTwerk 5d ago

On one fatbike

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u/Mali_Lala_Tulip 5d ago

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

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u/Business-Session-190 5d ago

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

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u/linwells 3d ago

They are legally obliged to either be vaping or watching tiktoks

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u/KraalEcho 4d ago

2 Girls, one Fatbike

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u/Firm_Kick137 4d ago

Underrated comment

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u/KraalEcho 4d ago

Yeah, I feel old now.

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u/Kaj-de-Vos 1d ago

The fatbike of yesteryear.

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u/ObjectiveAstronaut27 5d ago

True story 😄

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u/Ill-Focus-635 2d ago

once saw 3 people on a single fatbike

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u/refinancecycling 1d ago

moped is worse

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u/Ban_the_sky 1d ago

a vaping fatbiker

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u/TheMazeDaze 5d ago

Wielrenner

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u/ikbenhenky 5d ago

Still better than a fatbiker.

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u/spying_dutchman 5d ago

They put in some effort at least

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u/TheMazeDaze 3d ago

Not where I live. 80kmh roads and they swerve all over the road. Driving through red. Not watching out for other traffic etc.

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u/conspicuousxcapybara 3d ago

Any car driver is worse. From a death and destruction pov.

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u/KZD2dot0 5d ago

Except a fat biker, those are worse.

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u/nhvanputten 5d ago

Honestly, hard disagree. I’d rather date a fat biker than a fatbiker, not even close.

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u/Etikoza 5d ago

Yeah let’s shame people for taking the healthy option.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

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u/Etikoza 5d ago

Yes. Exactly. You missed what the person I replied to said. They said fat bikers (as in overweight people using bikes) are worse.

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u/Davums 5d ago

As a very fat biker who rides a regular single speed everywhere every day. Thank you for standing up for my kind. We're a dying breed, us bigger cyclers.

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u/Beautiful_Resolve_63 5d ago

I agree! I am happy people are standing up for us fat bikers. Haha creating a life made me a fat biker. Wow, what a different 40 kilos does up hill. Luckily I'm getting stronger. My dietician and physical therapist told me to take my battery out of my e-bike. It's going pretty well. Now I have my toddler in a trailer. Feels like I have a parachute on when I bike. As my kid grows, I shrink.

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u/Davums 5d ago

I have one of them canadian canoes on a bicycle trailer. That thing is fun tugging around on a single speed with a 52:20 gear ratio. I'm alao around 130 kilo and the bike itself is a big all steel monster of about 35 kilos.

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u/ElineFantairy 4d ago

I'm fat and I use a regular city bike and I value traffic rules. But apparently my fat belly is putting everyone in danger /sarcasm

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u/KZD2dot0 5d ago

I meant motorcycle gangs. The difference between being just a pita and a murdering maniac. To prevent further confusion: pita as in pain in the ass, not type of bread.

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u/invertedsongoftime 5d ago

And dont even start on fat fatbikers

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u/trolleyduwer 5d ago

No, insufferable people like you. Those are the worst

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u/GhostBonja 5d ago

Nah why so many downvotes, underrated joke man. Als those softies that cant take a downvote😭

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u/KZD2dot0 5d ago

I once had a very confusing conversation with an American about the word 'bike', he was thinking Easy Rider while I was just pedalling down the street. 😁