Difficult first day. I got two flats before making it to Stanton. Long, hilly and it had been about five months since I had cycled. I put on a lot of winter weight because I used the trip as an excuse to eat poorly December 23-Jun. Four out of the seven times I got harassed on the entire trip happened between Wilton and south Bismarck. It really got me down and I wasnt sure I could continue if I was going to have guys blowing coal on me (6ft shoulder and not in anyones way) and yelling out of their car, but it almost never happened again. The two other times in the US and once in England. I weighed 284 pounds at the start and the bike was maybe 120lbs