I may have mentioned this before, anyway, a couple of years ago (at my heaviest 23+ stones) I got myself a bike, had not riden seriously since I was a child. The main motivation was to get some exercise and my children both had bikes and wanted to go out riding, I stood no chance of keeping up with them on foot, so I figured "IF YOU CAN'T BEAT THEM JOIN THEM" and got on my bike.
Well, the rude comments from total strangers, mostly men was awful, and I had to put on my full siut of amour to sheild myself from the nastiness of folks.
Men double taking, pointing and laughing and gesturing. One day we rode past a group of teenaged lads who started laughing and making comments, I got off my bike walked back to them and said "What, do you lot want to come and take my kids riding? well shut your mouths and leave me be, I did not trouble any off you, so just leave me alone" I was livid, I gave them a few other choice words too that I won't say her, but needless to say they apologised with the quickness> I then hoisted myself back up on the bike and gave them my butt as I cycled away. I was livid!
I get really ignorant when silly fools mess with me, low tolerance for Bull*hit!