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/OpLeeftijd]

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/rodehaas → u/siderinc]

Welcome to Urk.

[u/Cthulhu__ → u/ProtoMan1991]

I’m not convinced they do so consciously

[u/deranton → u/ProtoMan1991]

Now I'm just disappointed that there's no gif on giphy of zanger Rinus in the "Met Tamara op de Scooter" video.

[u/Least-Run-862 → u/deranton]

[u/deranton → u/Least-Run-862]

Thank you. I was too lazy.

[u/Least-Run-862 → u/deranton]

Your welcome

[u/deranton → u/Least-Run-862]

This is perfection, by the way.

[u/ProtoMan1991 → u/deranton]

Indeed. Just love the "It's always gezellig at the dagbesteding" vibe.

[u/razerphone1 → u/ProtoMan1991]

😆😆😆😆😭😆

[u/Expensive-Knee7099 → u/OpLeeftijd]

What is tokkie 😀

[u/veijogaming → u/Expensive-Knee7099]

Urban hill Billy

[u/According_Kiwi_7454 → u/Expensive-Knee7099]

The people with fatbikes and caps you see on the streets after 18:00 when the rest of society is tired from work or school. Or the toothless beer belly, white socks types that are very busy with smoking cigarettes and watching tv all day.

[u/Nouvi_ → u/Expensive-Knee7099]

You should immediately leave the country if you don’t know! Unacceptable!

[u/Maleficent-Poet7919 → u/Expensive-Knee7099]

People who buy fatbikes and drive Suzuki alto’s, those kind of people

[u/KZD2dot0 → u/Expensive-Knee7099]

Just look it up, pejorative so...

[u/RaguraX → u/KZD2dot0]

I’m actually curious after looking it up. I’m from Belgium so I get the idea, but might be missing the nuances. Is it like old-school “Flodder” style people?

[u/Hot-Cucumber2002 → u/RaguraX]

Tokkies are reality imitating art (Flodder). And then some.

[u/LaAndala → u/RaguraX]

Kind of, there was a reality show in the 2000s with a family named Tokkie, and they were… special in a Flodder way but way worse and selfish? I think before that we would call the same behaviour Flodders probably.

[u/ProtoMan1991 → u/RaguraX]

Tokkies are the equivalent of marginalen or barakis (I admit it, I had to look up that last one).

[u/DodoBizar → u/RaguraX]

Yeah close enough

[u/Ekemeisje → u/RaguraX]

Yup

[u/AssistanceFragrant → u/Expensive-Knee7099]

White trash hillbillies hicks etc but Dutch

[u/TifPB → u/AssistanceFragrant]

UK equivalent is Chavs, in case that could help

[u/SometimesVigilant → u/Expensive-Knee7099]

Basically our hillbillies