Visitors to a Co Antrim town this weekend may have thought they had stumbled upon a load of hen and stag parties as the Wee Toast Tours bikes rolled into town.
The yellow bikes have become synonymous with the Belfast party scene and on Sunday, they arrived in Crumlin for a very special charity fundraiser.
Billed as the 'Tour De Crumlin' locals took to the bikes for a special spin class to raise money for Project Zambia in an idea thought up by The Fiddlers Inn owner Shane McGrann and local DJ Sean McKeown, both of whom will be travelling to the country this summer.
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"The idea for Tour De Crumlin was really a brainchild of myself and Sean," Shane told Belfast Live.
"We are both travelling out this summer and were thinking of ideas to fundraise when we came across BBC Radio 1's Tour De Dance and thought it was a genius idea.
"I had the pleasure of working with Wee Toast Tours before and so instantly we reached out to them to see if they would be interested in helping us and they were more than keen.
"It was an idea that was stormed up over a beer and we thought it would be a great way to have a wee bit of fun in Crumlin town in collaboration with The Little Gym and Wee Toast Tours."
Project Zambia is a social justice organisation and charity which is a member of the Edmund Rice Developing World Immersion Programme and takes its ethos from that organisation.
The project works in partnership with some of the poorest and most marginalised communities in Zambia, mostly around Lusaka Province to improve the quality of life of people living in abject poverty; including orphans, disabled children, homeless youths and community leaders.
The money raised from Tour De Crumlin will help the charity deliver education, feeding programmes, improved access to first aid/ healthcare, clean water and safe sanitation, income-generation and empowering communities in Zambia through the training of local people.
Talking us through how the event would run, Danielle Tubridy from The Little Gym said: "We have a DJ on each bike and a spin instructor on each bike from The Little Gym.
"We will be cycling around the town and depending on how fast the song is, that will depend on the cadence of the pedals."
Jennifer Kenna from Wee Toast Tours added: "Shane and Sean contacted us when they heard about our work with BBC Radio 1's Arielle Free and her Comic Relief fundriaser.
"We were in the preparation stages for that a couple of months ago when the guys said it was a fabulous idea and they wanted to do something for Project Zambia.
"They asked us to head up here to Crumlin and do some fundraising for Project Zambia which is near and dear to their hearts and they have been involved with for years.
"We said absolutely and as soon as we got back, we got the wheels rolling."
To donate to the fundraiser, click here.
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