OFF THE RAILS: ON THE BACK ROADS TO BEIJING is the unlikely story of two young Australians determined to live a dream. Tim Cope and Chris Hatherley, both 20-years-old, embark on an epic journey: to cycle 10,000 kilometres on recumbent bicycles from North West Russia, across the Ural Mountains to Siberia, Mongolia, and Northern China, finishing in Tiananmen Square, Beijing.