Comments on: Bike Storage: DIY Bicycle Hoist

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:23:19 +0000

This reminds me of a similar hoist I made using discarded plastic pullys and rope from old living room curtain hardware. After assembling and mounting everything to the garage ceiling, it hoisted up a bike just fine. The upside was that all my hardware was free and I knew I could easily procure more on-the-cheap at Goodwill or something. The downside: I was in the process of installing a second hoist when the first bike came crashing to the floor. Those little plastic pulleys are NOT the way to go.

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:59:43 +0000

I bought a great pre-made lift at Lowe’s for $20, I think Performance Bike sells one also. I was going to build one like this but after adding up the cost of the individual pieces it was going to cost more.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:58:02 +0000

You can get the same thing at REI for 29.00,which is probably cheaper than buying all that stuff you have there.

By: Larry in AK

Larry in AK — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:57:12 +0000

As much as I like building things, there is a like product made that is already complete to install that is sold through REI for $29. Looking at the assembly or build photos for the self build; it appears to have a lot of hardware needed. That of which, would probably cost more to acquire idividually than to buy the “Pro stor (spelled correctly) monster hoist”.