Installing Garage Bike Lift Hoist (RAD)

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I finally got around to installing the Bike Life Hoist I bought on Amazon to store my kids bikes in the garage above the cars.
I bought
RAD Cycle Products Bike Lift Hoist Garage Mountain Bicycle Hoist 100LB Capacity
This video goes over how I installed it
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[@1sharon1981]

Thanks a bunch. You’re video gave me the confidence to tackle the job myself. I’m a 50 year old woman and didn’t want to pay someone to do the installation. Your instructions made it so easy. Thank you so much for taking the time and posting this video.

[@tracey3562]

hey Sharon did you manage to install the bike hoist successfully? thinking of trying this too

[@1sharon1981]

@@tracey3562 yes, I installed 3. I highly recommend it. Has created so much space in my garage.

[@roland9720]

Thanks for your step by step video on how to install bike hoist from start to finish including opening the package. I bought the same hoist and watched other videos but they only show the finish job which sucks. They didn't help at all. Yours include detailed measurement with calculation and simulation on how the bike will appear hoisted. You also show right additional parts to use like screws, wood size needed and all. Thanks again.

[@joejoe-lb6bw]

Excellent video, so complete. I bought my set a year ago, and due to the many reviews online, I've been reluctant to make the decisions on how to install it. I was going to use it for ebike, but the weight of such a bike, 70 lbs, would require more mechanical advantage than that hoist provides. Oh well, I have two analog bikes that have to be hoisted. Your video has given me the incentive. It seems you determined an optimal approach. Thanks!

[@Whiteboardcoder]

Yeah 70lbs seems like you would want some more leverage to lift it up

[@chriscalon8913]

Absolutely wonderful video showing how to install these. I bought them for a client of mine, and am unsure of the installation. Your wall cord holder was a genius idea! I've been thinking I needed another pully or some guide on the wall. I'm going to duplicate what you did. Thanks!!

[@pni5ewz]

Great job! Thanks for sharing all the tips.

[@funnyfarmdad9997]

Very informative video!! I’m looking for someway to store my two road bikes and my one mountain bike. I’d contemplated wall mounts but after watching this I’ll be going with the hoists. Thank you!

[@LeeSnodgrass]

Your Video was very helpful. It definately saved me a lot of time and trouble. Thanks

[@tedbrown2695]

Awesome video. I don't trust myself to do the installation, but it makes me confident that I could operate it.

[@communicationiskey-]

Great parenting. Very good how to video.

[@CowboysKeith]

Thanks a ton for this video. I just finished putting mine up this afternoon. Your tips were invaluable. My bike's up and out of the way!

[@smail_mail]

Awesome, thanks for showing the auto lock weaving, my instructions didnt have that diagram.

[@Whiteboardcoder]

Glad I could help :)

[@vennielew]

very helpful video - i am considering getting and wanted to understand how it worked. thanks

[@sniper1958]

Your son did an outstanding job.

[@jerryguerrero4029]

It's nice..and safe. Thumbs up!

[@ernestogabo7586]

Amazing lifting hoist,

[@scorsnow7971]

Really nice video, great instructions on taking measurements and the additional tips. I got mine at harbor freight and it was well priced, however the instructions sucked. The pictures they provided were horrible and your video was a life saver. In my garage, I had to mount the hoist along a single ceiling stud instead of across. So the 2x6 had to be mounted exactly in the middle of a single stud, which took a lot of time. Wish i had the orientation in garage that allowed mounting across the studs. I guess a 1x6 would work out well for this situation.

[@mirageycq]

Nice video, thanks.

[@NabiL_Lam]

Very helpful video thanks

[@triumphmanful]

Come here kid , stand under the bike, spin around once and see if it falls. My kits came with no instructions at all. Bought mine on ebay ! Just a tiny picture of the bike hanging. But i figured out the locking pulley thing by trial and error. Also, the screws they supplied are cheessy. One snapped off at the head. Luckily I backed it out with vice grips and used my own stronger exterior screws to finish the install. Love having the space now. Maybe more bikes will go up, we will see !

[@Whiteboardcoder]

Yeah they make me nervous sometimes. No issues since I got them up. But I do think about making some kind of velcro strap to attach them better to the hooks to make sure they don't fall down

[@CarlosGonzalez-gm8rh]

My screws sucked too! Use own screws a lot better!

[@louiehp2000]

Awesome.. thank you.

[@jovanmontalvo9377]

Good stuff! How's it holding up? Any issues so far? I'm a bit nervous having it hang above a car haha

[@alungibbon3396]

I bought my bicycle lift from Lidl here in the UK under the Fischer brand name but is essentially the same piece of kit.

[@MrBubbadon]

Just curious could u hoo to the bike in a way that it would pull the bike up sideways for even more room

[@Ashoud_Anobetah]

i use a safety strap to hold the black claps on the bike seat and handle.... i had the bike slip off a few times while lifting ..scary .. good vid!

[@Whiteboardcoder]

Oh I like that idea! I had mine slip once when I was raising it. Maybe I can get some simple velcro straps to hold it on a little better

[@richardlundquist9967]

good tip.

[@raczyk]

could one use something like to to lift car tires for a ceiling mounted tire rack?

[@garyhenson9100]

Thanks I subscribed do you still need that 2×6 if you have a concrete ceiling thanks again

[@Whiteboardcoder]

ooh concrete ceiling... hard to say never dealt with that myself....

[@jefferypowell3777]

Always be Knolling!!

[@joyridaz]

Where did u end up mounting the extra rope holder?

[@roscored1000]

thanks for the video showing the locking mechanism, do you think that the rope will wear much being pulled through that little hole often? thanks again

[@Whiteboardcoder]

I figure it will be OK. But if it wears down over the years you can always replace it.

[@roscored1000]

@@Whiteboardcoder I might print a little sleeve to make it less 'grabby' thanks

[@ThePeewak]

Timber ‘plant’. Best method for spreading weight

[@xpinete7109]

7:30, thanks!

[@rleader1]

Up to how high of a ceiling can this be used?

[@richardlundquist9967]

My idea of more is better. Thanks for the remeasuring strategies and allowing for front and back clearances. I like the little guide you built too. Will see if I can find a guide of similar design at a boating store or climbing supplier.

[@Whiteboardcoder]

Good luck, hope it works out :)

[@joycemaye5819]

Great video

[@skyboykelly]

Very helpful as the directions that came with the lift were a bit vague

[@DeafJim]

👍🏼

[@daveh2494]

It looks like you used a 2x6" board to mount the hardware on and then mounted that to the ceiling. I was thinking about using a 1x6" board. Do you think that is sufficient or do you need the 2x6"?

[@Whiteboardcoder]

I think that would work.

[@scorsnow7971]

I used 2x6 and 3 inch #10 wood screw, but 1x6 would be better as the screw would bite well into the ceiling.

[@Sleevegas114]

Question? What sie the lag bolts for this? 2-inch x ?? Please let me know. Thanks.

[@Anberel]

The instructions recommend 3.5” long 1/4” lag bolts with flat washers. The diagram shows just one bolt at either end of the flat board.

[@davidmaco1]

great vid

[@fosbury68]

That kid is a mirror image of myself when I was 12.

[@Enf_Celso]

Muito bom.. Gostei!! Quero montar um elevador pra bagageiro de teto.. Obrigado

[@Whiteboardcoder]

I am glad you like it :)

[@john1josjohn1jos]

2" screws to fasten the 2x6 to the ceiling? A 2x6 is a inch and a half thick plus 5/8 or 1/2" drywall? Good luck

[@john1josjohn1jos]

Thank goodness nice upgrade to 3 1/2" screws 👍

[@bjsorensen]

True or false?: if the bracket/plate is mounted too far in any direction, the front and back of the bike won't rise at the same time. I suppose that's the mechanics of pulleys, right?

[@davidw4360]

I'm assuming you had to get your kids a stool underneath the anchors so they could retrieve the rope?

[@Whiteboardcoder]

My kids are older now... But as I recall my wife and I were always around to help.

[@jillianwestwood9421]

Can you hang it lengthwise along one stud?

[@Whiteboardcoder]

I don't see why not. It's not like a bicycle is very heavy

[@Anberel]

The instructions include steps for mounting it along a stud, though it does recommend going across multiple studs for added strength. When mounting along one stud, the flat board is omitted and the black brackets are screwed directly to the stud with the included screws.

[@CJICantLie]

What is this other channel? I know you as IQLess. I recognized the thumbnail style, then I see your face and your voice.

[@Whiteboardcoder]

Yep this is my other youtube channel. Which is actually older and has more videos :)

[@MrBubbadon]

Also why not just screw in to the studs?

[@ranger5705]

You can screw it in the studs if your studs are parallel to the mount plates -much easier.

[@derekhorvath874]

So you bought 2" screws to screw a 2" board into the "roof". Got it. Sounds safe

[@Whiteboardcoder]

Well 2" boards are not actually 2" but 1.5" also I countersunk a bit. so 1/2" to an 1" of screw is on the other side.

[@scottfrasier156]

and the car must be removed to drop the bikes....????

[@darkskies3212]

It’s goes up just fine but not so great coming down.

[@arturotiradopatron-gj6dg]

Precio los Mochis sinaloa

[@bobsmith674]

Now, just hope the seat or handlebars don't come off.

[@Whiteboardcoder]

Yeah. that always makes me nervous. I have thought about getting some duck cloth and velcro and sewing something that I can use to wrap around the hooks and give me a little more safety.

[@KubotaManDan]

come install this in my kitchen

[@smokeythecat2028]

9:30 ... so that should have been done first, huh?

[@tasercs]

Anyone else holding their breath in case it suddenly fell on the daughter or the dalek?

[@ethanallen223]

Like shooting a fly with a cannon 😔

[@davidbarbour2368]

You skipped over the most challenging and important part: drilling the holes for the lag bolts and screwing it into the ceiling. Instead we got 10 minutes of your children raising an lowering bikes. Oh well...

[@younggunz4081]

over kill city...

[@richardlundquist9967]

Better to over engineer than to install and find it doesn't fit... measure twice (3x4x etc), then drill and cut...