Review on 🚲 Racor PBH-1R Garage Pulley Lift for Bike Storage by Chase Dunn

the answer is: get up! This lift hangs your bike from the ceiling, making it easy to get on and off. In fact, these are two ceiling mounts, two rollers and two "fingers" that cling to the steering wheel and seat back. The pulleys make lifting the bike 25% more difficult than it would otherwise be. So the 2016 version of this lift is relatively well made and really good value at $16. For what it's supposed to be, your regular bike, it does the job. Rather than repeating what other people have said, I'll give you my advice and comments on common complaints. COMMENTS ON QUALITY: Previous reviews mentioned that the rope wears out easily: I could see what happens after very frequent and long use. The brake hangs on the rope like the cord of a blind and also goes through a (metal) hole next to the brake that can wear out. The 2016 version at least seems to be better than old reviews suggest. When in doubt, just buy a 3/16" replacement at the hardware store. Others have commented on the build quality. The metal is certainly strong enough for the 50 pound bikes it's designed for. This is the thinner side and I have the brace easily deflected by screwing them in too tight. The screws seem strong enough. The "fingers" that attach to the bike are probably 85 degrees from vertical. Rubber coating that grips well. If you use the Mount pulleys straight vertically from the mounting points you shouldn't have a problem unless someone drives into town and hits the bike while it's hung (e.g. a ladder will hit it for several feet.) You can do that Physically tie bike to the pulley mechanism at all times for added security I had no issues with the bike raising/lowering unevenly, even with a tandem add-on that was heavy in the rear (no front end rrad). No brake problems. INSTALLATION TIPS: Installation took several hours to hang 3 lives from a 13ft ceiling. The included rope is 50 feet long. To calculate how much you need, multiply the height of the ceiling by 4, add another leg to run around the rollers and add up the distance between the attachment points - usually the seat back and the center of the handlebars. For 12 foot ceiling you're good. For 13ft as in my case it will work with a full size bike and a tall person but you will need to lift a shorter kids bike as it is not low enough. For everything else, purchase longer, good quality 3/16 inch wide rope. To attach it to the ceiling, it must be attached to the ceiling joist - drywall anchors are out of the question. The spacing between the pulleys is critical - it should be directly over the mounting points on the bike. Too far apart or too close, the "fingers" will be crooked and may not grip tightly enough. Children's bike to an adult or and vice versa. I would recommend bolting the pulleys to a 3 foot 2x4 board or 3/4" plywood and attaching the board itself to the ceiling. You can then just disassemble/reassemble the pulleys to the board instead of the ceiling. It also gives you wiggle room if the desired attachment point is not directly on the beam.perpendicularly between two supports at the front and rear of the bike.Then attach the motherboard midway between two of them parallel to the beams.In cases where you are perpendicular to the To mount trusses, use the same board technique - just attach it to the trusses where they intersect (at least 2). To mount two bikes, leave at least 1 foot between the bikes and rotate them in opposite directions You can choose a square shape for this case: one plank in the back and one in the front as before, but instead of one long plank in the middle, use two long planks With this configuration I have successfully attached two children's bikes to the same carrier. Each ceiling mount has points for (4) #10 screws. The ones included seem solid enough, but there are only 6 of them (2 per pulley and 2 per trunnion). I added more for more strength and stole 2 of the spikes (all the same size). When the bike is down you don't have much rope, but when it's up you have a ton (depending on the ceiling). Height). The rope shackle should be attached to the wall so that it is overhead and not in the way. Both pulleys must be weighted to work. If you're trying to hang two bikes in the same package you can do it, but it will be difficult to lift and hang both at the same time. Also, be careful with the 50 pound limit.