Great idea! I used to use hairspray on my grips all the time until one time i was riding in the rain and the water activated the hairspray and my grips just slid ride off. Since then i used compressed air to get grips on and off. Until lock on grips were invented anyway. Thanks for the pro tip!!

thanks...i am going to try this.

The old hair spray on grips tricks, That takes me back to the old bmx days in 82, I sure do miss my old Skyway T/A

i'm guessing a heat gun will shrink those plastic sleeves for a nice tight fit. a hair dryer might also work .

Excellent ideas! I'm going to implement them to mine! Thanks Nathaniel!

Sounds great!

TranscendingDescendingMTB hmm, never thought about that. Good call!

Plus hanging upside down keeps the fork seals from drying out.

I have 2 bikes with hydro brakes, Shimano and Avid (hate em). I've had issues hanging that bike upside down and decided not to do it with the gravel bike (Shimano brakes). I hang my 3 roadies by the wheel but they are all rim brake, not hydro. PS --- Nice bikes Tonka!

Great idea! It's great having the bikes up and out of the way!

The claw things appear to be a liability if not a lightweight bike. Wife's bike weighs 55 pounds, half of that from a GeoOrbital electric assist wheel/battery assembly on the front end, so admittedly a bit lopsided weight-wise. Got it several inches off the ground (carefully because I didn't trust those hooks) and sure enough, the bike slipped right off them and fell to the ground. I think the weak point is actually the straight portion of that claw bit though and not the hooks themselves. It appears the hook portion may hold its shape, but the straight metal piece it attaches to will bend backwards with any decent amount of weight, causing that near-90 degree angle hook to sag further. Currently looking into options for a different style hook to put on the end, or maybe just go with an electric hoist to hold all the bikes at once...

Nice, love alternative uses for things!

Some of mine are temperamental as well.

Maybe don't lift so tight? Leave a few inches of play? IDK

Do it! DIY stuff is awesome!

@@MrTonka Ok, gonna need some time to set things up tho.

Sometimes when i start raising it either the rear or front goes up first, but all you have to do is puss the low side up and level it out. My typical process is to raid the bike up and when one pulley gets close to the top, i raise the low side so the bike is level, then let the locking lever fall on the rope.

I have. There are garage storage systems where a similar system drops down a large shelf, as big as 8'x8' square. You can put boxes, etc... on it and then hoist it above the cars.

You’d have to modify the system but as long as it doesn’t exceed the weight limits, should be good.

The first one I bought, the rope has become frayed and it's difficult to lower at times. Luckily, you can buy your own good quality rope and replace it when the time comes. outside of that, they've been great after 4 years.

You can, but it's not fun. haha. Bike is always moving.

It's the dream!

Bluuplanet for mine I leave the pulley low and hook it on to the work bench somewhere so it’s out of the way. If you want to put them back up high, I would suggest hanging something with some weight from them to make it easier to get them down again. 👍

I have two of these in my garage roof and my bikes fit between the A frames very nicely. I have a 1.5kg weight on each pulley for this very reason. I never remove the weights even when the bikes are on there. No need. I think these work even better in an A frame roof because the bikes lift higher than the beams, you don’t get the feeling you need to duck under them this way. Could even board the ceiling and have drop down flaps to hide them from prying eyes 🚴🏼‍♂️👀👍. I haven’t bothered tho.

amzn.to/2xEQnh6 There ya go. :)

Good question. I do believe there is at least one version of dropper that doesn't like hanging from the saddle if the dropper isn't fully extended. But as long as the dropper is fully extended, all brands should be good.

Thank bro. The ceiling height is super helpful. I've seen some ads for a hoist system that lifts the bike to the ceiling while it's on it side. Kind of pricy though.... www.amazon.com/dp/B005MHGD4I/ref=asc_df_B005MHGD4I5097133/?tag=hyprod-20&creative=395009&creativeASIN=B005MHGD4I&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167135146302&hvpos=1o3&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5654312378613658356&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1015089&hvtargid=pla-305982313843

Thanks for the info on horizontal bike hoists.

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I don't see why not. Let us know how it goes.

If the recumbent is under we weight limit, i don't see why they couldn't be made to work.

amzn.to/2VgEjyT This one here is what i used.

If you start at 2:55 you can figure it out.

Angle of roof might be a problem.

Something is wrong on your side. I didn't upload any subtitles and there is sound.

Maybe. But I've never hit the tires of the bike while the pully system when carrying the ladder under them. Store your bikes wherever you like.