Vintage Bikes
p
are Enjoying the Afterlife in ‘Bicycle Heaven’
Ben Avon’s Craig
Morrow’s worldrenowned shop,
Bicycle Heaven, is
one of Pittsburgh’s
best-kept secrets.
By Pamela Palongue
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B
icycle Heaven has been rated #4 on
TripAdvisor’s list of things to do
in Pittsburgh, beating out tourist
heavyweights like Heinz Field and the
Pittsburgh Zoo. So what exactly is Bicycle
Heaven?
It’s a bicycle museum and bike shop — but
it also features antiques and artwork. To put
it simply, owner and founder Craig Morrow
says, “There’s something here for everyone.”
Still, 80 percent of Morrow’s visitors are from
out of state and out of the country.
One major draw is the quality and quantity
of rare vintage bikes. One model in particular,
the Bowden Spacelander, is worth somewhere
between $8,000 and $48,000. Originally
designed in the 1940s, the first bike rolled off
the assembly line in 1960. It had an unusual
rounded design, reflective of its name and was
made of relatively fragile fiberglass parts. A
fairly expensive price tag of $89.50 resulted in
only 544 bikes being made before production
was halted. There are less than 40 of the
originals still in existence today, and Bicycle
Heaven has 17 on display.