- 1). Stand a ladder in position to provide access to an overhead truss or ceiling joist in the area where you want to place the bicycle lift. Use an electric drill with a 1/8-inch drill bit to drill a vertical pilot hole in the bottom edge of the truss or joist.
- 2). Twist an eye bolt with a lag screw end into the pilot hole for use as a pulley stay. Insert the stem of a screwdriver into the eye and turn the screw to tighten the lag threads into the truss or joist. Drill another vertical pilot hole five feet from the first in overhead joist or truss. Install a second eye bolt as a pulley stay.
- 3). Attach a 2-inch single roller pulley to one eye bolt stay. Attach a 2-inch double roller pulley to the other eye bolt stay. Thread the end of 1/4-inch braided nylon cord over the single roller pulley, stringing it to the double roller pulley and threading the end over one of the pulley rollers. Pull the end of the cord down to a convenient height.
- 4). Use a one-handed bowline knot and attach the end of the cord to an eye bolt that has 1/4-inch threads. Attach a 1/4-inch threaded rod coupler onto the threads of the eye bolt and tighten it by hand. Thread the end of a plastic-coated bicycle hook into the other end of the coupler to complete the bicycle hook attachment.
- 5). Insert the other end of the nylon cord through another threaded eye bolt. Attach the coupler and bicycle hook to the eye bolt as in Step 4. Loop the tag end of the cord over the second roller in the double roller pulley and draw the tag end down to take up excessive slack.
- 6). Hook one of the plastic-coated bicycle hooks around the handlebar stem of the bicycle. Put the other hook around the top tube of the bike frame near the seat post. Pull the tag end of the nylon cord to lift the bicycle.
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