2 Wheels started trading just two weeks ago off Sandymount Green. Brian McDermott and Kevin Hiller (pictured) decided to open the business after completing a 21,164 kilometre cycle trip along the entire length of the Pan American Highway, from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego in Argentina.

The cycle trip was for charity and the lads, along with four friends, have raised €150,000 so far in aid of street children in Kenya. The charity chosen was Aidlink, a Dublin-based charity Third World Development Organisation providing over €2,000,000 per annum to long-term community development projects in Africa.

Before going on their marathon journey, neither Kevin nor Brian had any experience of cycling or knowledge of bicycles. However, cycling an average of 130 kilometres per day, 6 days a week, is a good way of learning the practicalities of bike upkeep and repair.

They have come though their gruelling apprenticeship with a thorough knowledge of bikes and biking.
2 Wheels is in the alleyway behind Mira Mira on Sandymount Green or you can browse their stock online at www.2wheels.ie