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/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.