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Racor PBH-1R Ceiling-Mounted Bike Lift

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Product Description

It's a terrific way to use unused space with ease and safety. Unique rope locking mechanism prevents accidental release. Ingenious design lightens the load for easy lifting. For use on ceilings up to 14' load capacity 50 lb. Solid steel construction with

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23 in Home Improvement
• Color: Black
• Brand: Racor
• Model: PBH-1R
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 5.00 pounds

Features

• Bike-lift ceiling mount for ceilings up to 12 feet high
• Pulley system easily hoists bikes up to 50 pounds to ceiling; secure locking mechanism
• Solid steel construction, nylon rope; no assembly required
• Includes rack, pulley system, mounting system, hardware, rope
• 3.8 pounds; Ratio of item weight to lifting weight is 4:1

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Customer Reviews:

“Easy to install and easy to use”,
Review Date : August 29, 2006
Reviewed By : skst (Arlington Hts., IL USA) -

This review is from: Racor PBH-1R Ceiling-Mounted Bike Lift (Tools & Hardware)

I received two of these bike lifts as gifts. I installed them to replace my old "hooks-in-the-ceiling" method of hanging bicycles over my car. I had to take care to measure the height of the bicycle (adding a few inches for the pulleys) to ensure they cleared the car. I also measured the length of the bicycle to ensure it wouldn't be in the way of people walking around the car. Finally, I measured between the handlebars and seat so the pulleys were properly spaced. But once that was done, installation was a simple matter of drilling three pilot holes per pulley in a joist and screwing them in.

Although the instructions say to tie a stop knot in the rope and thread it through the pulleys and hooks before installation, it's easier not to do that until after you've installed the pulleys. (I did tie a knot in the rope and run it through the hole before I installed the first pulley, but that that turned out not to be necessary because there's enough clearance to push the rope through afterwards.)

Finally, I installed the cleats low enough to reach but high enough so people don't have to duck under the rope.

Like some of the other reviewers, one of my ropes was frayed. (The other one was fine.) I wrote an e-mail to Racor and a vice-president responded almost immediately. I received a replacement rope two days later. Awesome!

Conclusion: These lifts work very well, are easy to install, are reasonably priced, and are backed by excellent customer service.

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“Great concept, poor implementation”,
Review Date : December 25, 2005
Reviewed By : T.K. "Tom" (Western Maryland) -

This review is from: Racor PBH-1R Ceiling-Mounted Bike Lift (Tools & Hardware)

This is a very useful, nifty little device. Too bad the manufacturer won't commit
to making it a quality product. It does sell for a cheap enough price that you can afford to swap in a high quality rope and some decent screws. To fit the brackets snuggly over a 2x joist, you'd need to shim it on either side. It also should be shimmed on the underside, because the nuts holding the pulleys prevent the brackets from fitting flush to the joist bottom. Without the bottom shims, stress is not distributed evenly. The whole design, in addition to the crappy screws, invites unsafe installations unless you make some corrections.

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“Be prepared to replace the rope”.,
Review Date : July 12, 2006
Reviewed By : V. Beck (Galveston, TX) -

This review is from: Racor PBH-1R Ceiling-Mounted Bike Lift (Tools & Hardware)

This product works and is relatively easy to install. However, the supplied rope is garbage. It has many frays right out of the box, and, upon first use, looks like it could break at any time. It is some cheapo cotton worthlessness. Would you feel comfortable with that cheap stuff suspending a bike over your new Lexus? It's too bad these folks don't have the foresight to spend a few extra few cents and supply a real rope instead of making customers go out to buy one and then having to reinstall it. Shame on them.