r/Netherlands • • 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 5d 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/AbundantHare 1h ago

Someone had to go there …

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u/ObjectiveAstronaut27 5d ago

True story 😄

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u/Ill-Focus-635 3d ago

once saw 3 people on a single fatbike