4600 Kilometers on a downhill bike. Finish 4600 Kilometers on a downhill bike. Finish Finish of Ken McGinn’s trip from Ontario, Canada to Whistler BC on a downhill bicycle May 6 to June 2 Finish of http://www.xtremecanada.com Ken McGinn's trip from Ontario, Canada to Whistler BC on a downhill bicycle May 6 to June 29 On May 6th 2005 I started a bicycle trip across Canada which changed my life forever . There were many reasons for going on this trip and I will list a few now. Ten years ago I had a mole on my neck checked by my doctor she was concerned so she sent me to a specialist to have it removed and a biopsy was performed . I waited two weeks for the results I received a phone call and it was the specialist , he informed me that I had Melanoma(skin cancer) I was shocked. It took me quite a while to get over this, my whole life I have been an outdoor enthusiast . Now I was told to avoid the sun to always wear a hat and to always wear sunscreen .There are no guarantees in life and after I got over the initial shock of having cancer I got on with my life . Through out my life I have been involved in cycling and up to this point I have not bothered to get my drivers license. I have used my bike to commute to work to enjoy the outdoors and also to compete in bicycle racing .But a disturbing trend has been bothering me, every year there seems to be more and more smog alerts during the summer month's .We are told not to exercise and to stay indoors especially the elderly and those with respiratory problems. Most people seem to dismiss this and blame it on the big cities. Well its time to wake up and smell the pollution. I decided to move out west where the pollution wasn't as bad .During my cross country trip I noticed that on the trans Canada highway there were always cars very rarely was I alone even on Rodgers Pass there were cars and pollution as well as garbage. We are ruining this planet faster then ever before. And when I was leaving Medicine Hat Albe...