San Francisco bag and bike apparel brand Mission Workshop outfitted a three-man crew to tour the Yangtze river delta on bikes this month. In an unlikely gear-testing journey, the urban-style riders — including John Watson of the blog Prolly Is Not Probably , who is a hired gun shooting photos and videos along the route — will bike a few hundred kilometers through the Chinese countryside. Their first stop was Taipei (video here ), and next the group goes to Shanghai and then pedals into the countryside on the Mission Workshop-powered tour. Check the company’s blog for daily updates, and here below is a spread of images captured so far from the trip. —Stephen Regenold
Architectural waypoints on Yangtze River tour
Air pollution is high
Fishing dock along the route
Welcome to a bike industry trade show in Taipei
Track bike in Taipei
City life
Taipei view
Jazz hands?
Packed up, ready to ride
Exploded view: John Watson’s gear for the trip (all goes in his pack)
Laps for a thrill
Country lane
On down the road…
—Photos by John Watson/ Prolly Is Not Probably .
