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51: 29: 250:, designed a space-age fiberglass bicycle in 1946. Bowden named the design the Spacelander; it entered production in 1960 and sold for $ 89.50. Only 522 Spacelander bicycles were made in the original run. By the 1990s only a few dozen were estimated to have survived. Morrow collected 17 of the proposed 38 left in the world. The Bowden Spacelanders are some rarest bicycles in the museum. Given their scarcity and good condition, they are valued over $ 50,000 each. 1107: 236: 58: 213:
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.
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The museum is an active collection. The 650 m show room contains over 3,500 bicycles with an additional 27,000 in storage. There are over 100,000 parts to keep the collection in repair.
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in the world dedicated to bicycles. The museum was founded by Craig Morrow and comprises his personal collection gathered over decades. It is located in
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Tourists are flocking to see the largest and most colourful bicycle museum in the world.
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17 Bowden Spacelanders—some of the most sought-after bikes in the world
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One of the jewels of the museum is one of the prop bikes used as
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Bicycle Heaven is the world's largest bicycle museum and shop.
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Some of his bikes were used in the film, 'A Beautiful Mind'
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522 Spacelanders were shipped before production stopped
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Bicycle Heaven is located in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
PA
Coordinates
40°27′22″N 80°01′56″W / 40.456139°N 80.032190°W / 40.456139; -80.032190
Transportation museum
bicycleheaven.org
transportation museum
Pittsburgh

Benjamin Bowden
industrial designer
Pee-wee Herman
MacGuffin
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
A Beautiful Mind
Fences
Super 8
"Full cycle: Bike museum ready to roll on Saturday"
the original
"On your bike, mate! This very cool bicycle museum is attracting tourists to Pittsburgh"
Conner, Foo
"Bicycle Heaven: Ride the Nostalgia"
"North Side Bike Shop Listed As 1 of the Things 'To Do in Pittsburgh Before You Die'"


"How the wonderfully wacky Bicycle Heaven became a big tourist attraction in Pittsburgh"
"Walsh: Nostalgia has home at Bicycle Heaven"

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