| If you've read my other articles you'll know by now | | | | other hook goes underneath the saddle. Both hooks |
| that there are three main methods to safely securing | | | | are identical so if you can put the bike on the system |
| your bike; wall mounted storage, a dedicated storage | | | | either way. |
| shed and ceiling mounted, the focus of this article is the | | | | 2. Next, you take the rope and hoist the bike up to the |
| last one - ceiling mounted bike storage. | | | | ceiling, you don't need to worry about the bike falling to |
| Ceiling mounted bike storage is not widely known | | | | the ground - after each pull that you do the system |
| about or perhaps even used, but this type of storage | | | | locks so that it is impossible to drop the bike. |
| in the right location is fantastic. With your bike held up | | | | 3. To finish and to keep everything tidy tie off the rope |
| off the floor it takes up no floor space, is held in such a | | | | on the bracket. |
| manor that it cannot be easily damaged and it cannot | | | | Now, you may be thinking that you need to hoist up |
| cause injury to any passers by. Although you may | | | | the full weight of the bike, however the clever |
| think that lifting your bike above head height may be | | | | arrangement of the pulleys significantly reduces the |
| demanding for some people, you'd be wrong - any | | | | weight of the bike to the user of the system. |
| one that is able bodied enough to be able to cycle a | | | | To reclaim your bike from the skies all you need to do |
| bicycle can operated a ceiling mounted storage | | | | is repeat the process in reverse. It really couldn't be |
| system. | | | | easier. |
| So how does this ceiling mounted bike racks work? | | | | So to answer the question in the title - if you have the |
| In essence the system is very simple and comprise | | | | right space in your home then a ceiling mounted |
| two ceiling mounted brackets, three pulleys, two two | | | | system is very good. |
| prong hooks attached to a length of rope and a | | | | Is a ceiling mounted rack suitable for your home? |
| bracket to keep the rope tidy. The system is so simple | | | | A ceiling mounted bike rack isn't for everyone's home |
| that there is barely anything to go wrong so don't let | | | | or garage though, you need a good strong ceiling and |
| this put you off. | | | | to be able to locate the joists. Not only do you need to |
| So here's how it works; | | | | have strong ceilings you also ideally need the ceiling to |
| | | | be high enough that your bike can be lifted above |
| 1. You put one hook on the handlebars - the two | | | | head height. |
| prongs sit either side of the handlebar stem - and the | | | | |