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Pittsburgh Curiosities: Pee-wee Herman’s Bike By Kristy Graver Original Article Here, PHOTO BY KRISTY GRAVER When actor Paul Reubens, better known as Pee-wee Herman, went to that great big playhouse in the sky on July 30, Bicycle Heaven saw a spike in the number of visitors. In addition to being the world’s largest bike museum and shop, the North Side institution houses one of 14 Schwinn DX Cruisers made for the 1985 Warner Bros. flick, “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure;” the plot of the movie centers on Pee-wee’s quest to find his stolen two-wheeler. “Since Pee-wee passed away, we’ve had over 2,000...

Bicycle Heaven is saddened to hear of Paul Reubens's passing. Our condolences go out to the family, and the many, many fans around the world. WTAE: Bike from 'Pee-Wee's Big Adventure' on display in Pittsburgh WPXI: Iconic piece of Pee-wee Herman memorabilia on display at Pittsburgh museum  

Donation Link Hello everyone, we are Craig & Mindy Morrow. We're the owner of The world's largest Bicycle Heaven Museum & Bike Shop. On Christmas eve, we got flooded and much damaged to the museum and all of the carpet, vintage bike accessories, bikes and so many others need to be replaced and repaired. Bicycle Heaven is a nonprofit museum free to the public and not a government-funded organization and this is devastating for me and my family. I am so busy right now trying to save what I can so I can update more infomation later after cleaning all...

Read the original article here, Bicycle Heaven: A real local labour of love, the world’s largest museum dedicated to bicycles awaits beyond the unassuming doors of Bicycle Heaven. The collection — begun by owners Craig and Mindy Morrow in 2011 — has grown into an astounding show of steel and aluminium Americana, from a 19th-century Boneshaker to The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine bike, horns, bells and memorabilia. 

Read The Original Article Here, 10 May 2022, 16:05 UTC  by Benny Kirk The world's greatest museums all have one thing in common. They're all completely stuffed to the gills with wonderful exhibits. Some museums, like the U.S. Air Force Museum, need a complex hundreds of acres wide to accommodate everything. But even it doesn't have super rare artifacts hanging from the bathroom.                                                                                          But that's something the Bicycle Heaven Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, can brag about. In a lot of ways, this privately owned collection of upwards of 5,000 bicycles is a bit like the Air Force Museum of...