Yes, looking back, I still feel exhausted and overwhelmed thinking of navigating Buffalo. The biggest issue for me was we'd be on the right side of the road, often with little to no bike lane, with 4-lanes of traffic, and suddenly two lanes would peel off to the right, and we would be expected to get over to the left, crossing those two lanes, with no support for pedestrians or bicycles and very heavy traffic. The route put us on roads which were not meant for bicycle traffic, and all our preparation and preview of the route was essentially meaningless once we were on the road. I believe there is a much safer route through the city. Of our entire tour across the country, there were 3 points where we just tried to survive. Buffalo; the leg of the Lewis & Clark route from Lincoln, MT to Augusta, MT; and the transition from the end of the Wadhams to Avoca trail to the town of St. Clar in eastern Michigan, along Range road (could not understand why the route didn't cut quickly over to the river, where a clearly marked bicycle route existed. Once we did that we were much safer).
But for a trip of over 4,000 miles, having three really ugly spots isn't too bad, considering. Very grateful for so much of the route.
Did you stay at the Bradbury State Park in VT? That's why we ended up doing Brandon Gap, because we picked that park to camp at.