Bicycle Ceiling Mount

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First off - This Design Hasn't Been Tested Yet!!! I'm moving from an apartment to a house soon, and I wanted to make sure I had a decent way to store my family's bicycles in the new garage. The basic design is loosely based on an item you can buy (but I'm damned if I'm going to spend $60 x 3 just to be able to store all three bikes). You'll need: - Five bolts that fit into 8mm holes, along with nuts (I recommend using nyloc nuts). - Five 608-type bearings (some of you may still have a few lying around from the fidget spinner craze). - Fifteen or so wood or deck screws. - Paracord or any easily available rope that's less than 1/4 inch thick. - (Optional) Any kind of heavier-duty garage hooks or rope anchors. Space the forward pulley housing and the rear housing about as far apart as your bike's handlebars and back edge of the seat. Secure them into a reliable anchor point with wood screws (ceiling studs). Anchor the rope about 6 inches in front of the forward pulley, run it down to the forward hook pulley, then back up to the forward pulley housing. From there, run straight back to the first pulley of the rear housing. Run the cable down to the rear hook pulley, and then back up and through the second rear housing pulley. Make sure you have enough rope to be able to lower everything down to a comfortable height to retrieve your bike. As I previously stated, this design hasn't been tested yet, so please don't keep anything valuable under the bike unless you feel completely comfortable with the design and that it will hold the weight of a bike.