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Old 02-09-21, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Charliekeet
That may be true. What I was thinking was not flat against the joists, but spanning them, sort of flat parallel to the WALL.
Honestly, re: the screwing upward hooks into the undersides... I just didn't think it was the most secure way to do it! I've never used those before and thought it would be more secure to use a loop of material to go through the hole than to trust the screw threads in the wood. Needless to say, I'm not an engineer, and It sounds like everyone who knows does it and trusts 'em.
"In general" Doing as little as possible in the bottom of a joist, where it is in tension. is best practice.

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I lift rear wheel up and hang it first, then the front wheel.
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My thought was, get a 1"x2" and cut it about 4" wider than the hole. Tie a rope to the center of it and push it through the hole leaving the rope to dangle on the opposite side of the stick with a noose just below the rafter. The 1"x2" will achor on eother side of the hole and you can hang the bikes saddle from the noose.
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Old 02-09-21, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Charliekeet
That may be true. What I was thinking was not flat against the joists, but spanning them, sort of flat parallel to the WALL.
Honestly, re: the screwing upward hooks into the undersides... I just didn't think it was the most secure way to do it! I've never used those before and thought it would be more secure to use a loop of material to go through the hole than to trust the screw threads in the wood. Needless to say, I'm not an engineer, and It sounds like everyone who knows does it and trusts 'em.
I probably have 200+ "bike years" (#bikes X # years) of bikes hanging from hooks in the ceiling of my garage (through the sheetrock into the joists). I imagine each hook would hold >500 pounds as opposed to the <25 each they hold (2/bike; heaviest was a heavy tandem).

No, you don't have to worry about strength. If you're unsure, put one in, and grab it and hang and try with all your might to pull it out! It's always best to drill a hole to screw the hook into if you can.
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