Bike Hanger - Overhead Pulley System with 100lbs Capacity for Bicycles and Ladders - Secure Garage Ceiling Storage by Rad Sportz, Green

I'm in college, so space is limited for me and my 3 bikes (road, hybrid, mountain - so the whole range of frame sizes. I also use the largest frame available on each since I'm fairly tall.) I tried to design a system like this one Friday night / Saturday morning after having some friends over for some typical college social type activities and realizing floor space was limited in my apartment. The next day we went to the store and bought supplies to build the contraption. Needless to say it was less than impressive and about two or three times the price of one of these units, given we tried assembling and building the thing while partaking in typical college weekend activities, which do not mix well with ladders... or tailgating chairs rather (in the absence of proper chairs or a ladder).Then I found this deal on one of those daily deal websites and bought three units since they, combined were cheaper than my failure of a device and cheaper than the gravity bike stand I had my eye on at the bike shop in town, by about $30 (remember, combined)! I thought to myself, "That is a helluva deal!" So I bought three.The only difficulty I had with these was locating a proper anchoring point in the ceiling... so after some Spiderman acrobatics in the attic (don't tell my landlord!) we made one, dropped ceiling and all... and found a place to anchor the projector to the ceiling, and run some Ethernet cords thru the air vents to satisfy my rainy day, bandwidth hungry, Netflix and gaming habits.Anyways, despite the story of why and how I came about buying these things, they are great and I plan on taking them with me for the foreseeable future. Just be prepared for some work finding sturdy anchoring.

Easy to install. Does not go up evenly. Not a problem though. E bike a little heavy. Bent hooks to lift bike by the wheels.

Despite the description saying, "easy to install," it isn't. It's relatively straightforward, but you’ll need to locate ceiling joists with a stud finder or by inspection and install some sort of wood bracing if the joists are exactly in the right place. Also, make sure you have your own hardware on hand as the screws supplied were soft and the heads stripped out from force.Once I had the scheme figured out and tools laid out, the installation itself went pretty smoothly. If you lose your instructions, go to Google and search for 2009 Bike Lane Hoist.pdf” for a replacement. The unit operates fairly simply and looks like it will be durable and suit my needs. The price is very attractive and I don't see any safety issues like other reviews have.

Supplied screws are of low quality. Used my own longer screws that don't break.Disabled the rope catch as it showed evidence of breaking strands of the rope as bike was lifted up and down. Didn't figure this to have a good life span. Just installed a catch on wall where rope winds up.Decided to become more cautious and not rely on the friction grips of the lifting fingers. Installed a rope and two metal spring carabiners and used them to attach to bike frame. No the bike isn't falling off at all.

I purchased this because I don't have any room in my single car garage, four bikes and an SUV, and thought that this would help get the bikes up and over some boxes so I could park in the garage. I really thought it would be fun for the kids to hoist their bikes up as well.After installing one set, I found I couldn't raise one bike without having to adjust the ropes and pulleys constantly. It's a pain in the you know where to get one bike up and out of the way. However, I will say that once the bike is up, it's not coming down very easily.The hardware is good, and being rated for 100 lbs., it's very strong and durable. So good in fact, I didn't install the second set and use the one set for two teenager sized bikes which about 90 lbs. together. Now the trick is to get one bike down without getting hit in the head by the other...ha ha ha.It's a good concept, and I'm sure could be more artistic in the right setting (some pictures show a beautifully placed bike on hooks). If you're purchasing this and have a third hand to help guide the bike as you hoist it up I'd say go for it. However there are other options that aren't as...hazardous.I also purchased two of these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NORUNS/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_9 which for my bike (15 lbs.) and my girlfriend's bike (28 lbs.) are much easier to use and offer a place to make minor adjustments on the bikes.I do like the product, it's just not exactly the piece of cake like the pictures used for advertisement.

I put up in my garage so I could lift my sandblasting cabinet off of a cart and set on a table saw because of limited floor space.This lift is well built, comes with decent hardware and really good instructions for installation. I highly recommend it for lifting anything within the limits of it’s capacity. It got me out my space problem for a great price!