A morning bike ride from Geneva to downtown Syracuse is what Bob Falkenberg calls a quick six-hour trip.

"Traveling at this pace is just awesome!" Falkenberg said.

His fastest speed, so far, has been 52 mph. On day 20 of his ride, it was just a man, his bike and a trusty teddy bear.

"I usually have Bear on the handle bars," he noted, but his new GPS and travel bag has taken the bear's place.

Falkenberg started his journey on May 29 in Minneapolis, and will end in Jacksonville, Fla., on July 25.

In 2009, he was diagnosed with leukemia, undergoing eight rounds of in-patient chemo therapy.

"Then, I had pre-treatment and stem cell [bone marrow] transplant in October 2009," he explained.

To have that procedure, you need a match. With a 30% success rate, luck was on Falkenberg's side. He matched with 13 people. Not everyone is as fortunate.

"I made a commitment to myself if I got through it and survived it, I would do whatever to help out other people," he said.

Since 2011, the Colorado man has been biking and fundraising to have more people become bone marrow donors; possibly someone's cure.

"We have a very great need to have a more ethnically diverse registry. Your match is usually a similar race to you because of DNA," Falkenberg explained.

When Falkenberg completes his 3,500 mile ride with "Be the Match," he will have visited around 24 transplant centers. The soon-to-be 65-year-old is determined to never give up.

"If you want to get back to the things you were doing beforehand, you can do it," he said.

His 2018 bike has about 30,000 miles on it. It’s been a good cause and a good way to stay in shape. To follow Bob's journey or to learn more about becoming a bone marrow donor, you can visit the Be the Match website.