Een episch avonturenverhaal van vier vrienden die op een willlekeurige donderdagavond beslissen om vanaf hun geboortestad Antwerpen te vertrekken met de fiets, naar de andere kant van de wereld tot Shanghai. Dit boek neemt je mee doorheen hun verhaal, geschreven in kortverhalen vanuit hun eigen hand en opnieuw herschreven door René Beaumont tot een volwaardig avonturenepos:

"Late one evening in a bar near Antwerp. Always in for a thrill, a group of friends has a sudden hunch, a flash of inspiration, an urge to venture. That very night they decide to yield to the impulse and to follow the dictates of their hearts. Departing from the rhetoric question: 'Why not?' they are burning to walk the talk, or - in this case - cycle it, all the way to Shanghai.

How shall it feel to become part of a distant reality that is ever so different from their trusted, familiar ground? Which lessons will be learnt during the adventure? Which experiences will nourish or guide them for the rest of their lives? Which ones will grant new insights regarding their futures? Which new perspectives will they gain, whether on a professional or a social level? Which will not?

The ancient Silk Road, which has been travelled for centuries by countless adventurers, may hold the answers."