Racor PBH-1R Ceiling-Mounted Bike Lift
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Racor PBH-1R Ceiling-Mounted Bike Lift
Customer Review: DOES NOT BALANCE ITSELF
Summary: 1 Stars
The bike does not stay level when you pull it up or down, a little awkward.Customer Review: Disappointed
Summary: 1 Stars
Nice idea. Execution stinks. Definitely replace the rope with one that's braided - has better "hand". But here is the killer: the damn hooks are not hooks at all. They are "L" - shaped and will not wrap around a round handle bar nor the underside of a bike seat. Made of steel with a thermoplastic cover, the steel is also so stiff/stuck in this L-shaped form, you cannot bend it.
My three bikes go up in the air very tenuously but only if you raise your bikes absolutely level, each bike will slip off the POS hook and into your face or upon your GD car (dented).
My next step is to bring down the "hooks" and hammer them (maybe with heat) across an anvil to give them the curve/hook necessary to hold a bike. Or, if that does not work, drill holes into the supposed hooks and affix a nut and bolt to protrude and hold the bikes.
This is a classic case of a manufacturer who had their good idea/design executed in China and the Chinese were given no clue that a genuine hook shaped/claw was necessary to make the GD thing work - a POS without modifications.
Customer Review: Does the job
Summary: 5 Stars
This item does what it says. There is plenty of leverage to lift bikes with ease. I guess they beefed up the ropes from earlier versions cuz they seem plenty strong to me. I did mount the units on a 6" wide piece of pine first so I wouldn't need to worry as much about hitting studs in the roof (which is impossible to hit with every screw because the screw holes are wider than a stud.)Customer Review: Does the job with ease
Summary: 5 Stars
1st time using one of these hangers. I liked the "easier" to install part of this one vs the others. It went up nicely (bought 2) - 2 bikes side by side. Happy with the product.Customer Review: Does the trick
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought 3 of these. I have 2 electric scooters.. which are fairly heavy (about 35-40 lbs each) and a bike. I was a little hesitant to put the scooters up because they are on the edge of max weight for this unit, but I've had them up for 4 months now and they work like a charm. Easy to get down and put up!
Installation was a pain because my place seems to have metal studs and a finished garage. My wood studs are about 4 feet apart -- ugh..
For the first unit I picked up some plywood and drilled it into 1 stud... then installed the unit on the plywood. 1 stud is plenty for a 20 lb bike.
For the other 2 units I purchased a larger piece of plywood and installed it into 4 studs. This time I measured and installed the units first - Much easier then trying to install the wood then the units! I highly recommend installing the hoist to the unit (without the rope) and then installing the wood!!
BTW.. the rope looks pretty weak.. but still holding up my scooters fine.
Had they used cable or something stronger I'd have given this 5 stars -- but for the price -- its a great value.