Racor Ceiling-Mounted Bike Lift #PBH-1R | 
| Brand: Racor
List Price: $40.00
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Rating:  178 reviews
Sales Rank: 9
Color: Black
Media: Tools & Hardware
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Size: 11 3/4" x 5 1/8" x 6" Packaged
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.8
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: PBH-1R
Model: PBH-1R
UPC: 418600000014
EAN: 0793573512918
ASIN: B00006JBL3
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Bike-lift ceiling mount for ceilings up to 14 feet high | | • | Pulley system easily hoists bikes up to 55 pounds to ceiling; secure locking mechanism | | • | Solid steel construction, nylon rope; no assembly required | | • | Includes rack, pulley system, mounting system | | • | 3.8 pounds |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 173 more reviews...
 Easy to install and easy to use August 29, 2006
skst (Arlington Hts., IL USA)
72 out of 72 found this review helpful
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.
 Be prepared to replace the rope. July 12, 2006
V. Beck (Galveston, TX)
54 out of 59 found this review helpful
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.
 Excellent Product, but could use some improvements November 8, 2005
M Fong (MA United States)
34 out of 37 found this review helpful
The product is very good, but why do they give you such cheap and ratty rope to go with it. It cheapens the whole package. If the rope were acceptable, I would give it 5 stars. And the spacing of the holes makes it so you cannot put it directly onto a 2by joist. you have to put it on a board, then screw the board on the joist. Good deal for $15.
Great concept, poor implementation December 25, 2005
T.K. (Western Maryland)
30 out of 30 found this review helpful
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.
Super Item but the quality control problems are very true, too November 24, 2005
AuctionHugh (Kalamazoo, MI USA)
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
I purchased four of these. All four have frayed ropes, but it did not seem to make them dangerous. The screws, which are very important for anchoring them to the ceiling joists, are worthless because the metal is too soft. I replaced them with deck screws with square head drivers, because the firm connection to the ceiling is vital. Also, one of the four hoists was missing a pully! Apparently some fine worker forgot to install it, making the whole device worthless. Thankfully Amazon.com is replacing this without charge or hassle. Overall I would gladly buy again! Visit [...] for the web design assistance you need!
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