Established | July 2, 2011[1] |
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Location | Casey Industrial Park 1800 Preble Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15233 |
Coordinates | 40°27′22″N 80°01′56″W / 40.456139°N 80.032190°W |
Type | Transportation museum |
Founder | Craig Morrow |
Director | Henry Morrow |
Nearest parking | On site (no charge) |
Website |
bicycleheaven |
Bicycle Heaven is the largest transportation museum in the world dedicated to bicycles. [2] [3] [4] The museum was founded by Craig Morrow and comprises his personal collection gathered over decades. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The museum is an active collection. The 650 m2 show room contains over 3,500 bicycles with an additional 27,000 in storage. [5] There are over 100,000 parts to keep the collection in repair. [6]
Bicycle Heaven maintains free entry by serving as a bike shop and consulting as prop agents for film, television and theatrical productions. After filming, the bicycles are returned and become part of the permanent collection. [7] [8]
Bicycle Heaven was founded in 2011.
Benjamin Bowden, a British industrial designer, designed a space-age fiberglass bicycle in 1946. Bowden named the design the Spacelander; it entered production in 1960 and sold for $89.50. [9] Only 522 Spacelander bicycles were made in the original run. [10] By the 1990s only a few dozen were estimated to have survived. Morrow collected 17 of the proposed 38 left in the world. [11] The Bowden Spacelanders are some rarest bicycles in the museum. Given their scarcity and good condition, they are valued over $50,000 each. [12] [13]
One of the jewels of the museum is one of the prop bikes used as Pee-wee Herman's bicycle, the MacGuffin of the film Pee-wee's Big Adventure. [5] [12] [14]
The museum displays bicycles used in the films A Beautiful Mind, [7] Fences, Super 8, [13] and others.
His place boasts 90,000 bikes and accessories.
Tourists are flocking to see the largest and most colourful bicycle museum in the world.
Bicycle Heaven is the world's largest bicycle museum and shop.
Largest Bike Museum and Shop Found on North Side
Some of his bikes were used in the film, 'A Beautiful Mind'
522 Spacelanders were shipped before production stopped
17 Bowden Spacelanders—some of the most sought-after bikes in the world
Established | July 2, 2011[1] |
---|---|
Location | Casey Industrial Park 1800 Preble Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15233 |
Coordinates | 40°27′22″N 80°01′56″W / 40.456139°N 80.032190°W |
Type | Transportation museum |
Founder | Craig Morrow |
Director | Henry Morrow |
Nearest parking | On site (no charge) |
Website |
bicycleheaven |
Bicycle Heaven is the largest transportation museum in the world dedicated to bicycles. [2] [3] [4] The museum was founded by Craig Morrow and comprises his personal collection gathered over decades. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The museum is an active collection. The 650 m2 show room contains over 3,500 bicycles with an additional 27,000 in storage. [5] There are over 100,000 parts to keep the collection in repair. [6]
Bicycle Heaven maintains free entry by serving as a bike shop and consulting as prop agents for film, television and theatrical productions. After filming, the bicycles are returned and become part of the permanent collection. [7] [8]
Bicycle Heaven was founded in 2011.
Benjamin Bowden, a British industrial designer, designed a space-age fiberglass bicycle in 1946. Bowden named the design the Spacelander; it entered production in 1960 and sold for $89.50. [9] Only 522 Spacelander bicycles were made in the original run. [10] By the 1990s only a few dozen were estimated to have survived. Morrow collected 17 of the proposed 38 left in the world. [11] The Bowden Spacelanders are some rarest bicycles in the museum. Given their scarcity and good condition, they are valued over $50,000 each. [12] [13]
One of the jewels of the museum is one of the prop bikes used as Pee-wee Herman's bicycle, the MacGuffin of the film Pee-wee's Big Adventure. [5] [12] [14]
The museum displays bicycles used in the films A Beautiful Mind, [7] Fences, Super 8, [13] and others.
His place boasts 90,000 bikes and accessories.
Tourists are flocking to see the largest and most colourful bicycle museum in the world.
Bicycle Heaven is the world's largest bicycle museum and shop.
Largest Bike Museum and Shop Found on North Side
Some of his bikes were used in the film, 'A Beautiful Mind'
522 Spacelanders were shipped before production stopped
17 Bowden Spacelanders—some of the most sought-after bikes in the world