Bicycle Hoist or "How to get the wife's bike out of my way"

Step 2 Prepare Wooden Frame

Cut your 2x4 to size - make sure it is longer than the distance between the seat and handlebars by at least 1'.

Center the board on the bike spanning the handle bars and the seat. Mark the board at about 1" to the inside of where you plan to attach the hooks to the bike.

Drill the pilot holes about 2" to either side of your mark in the thin side of the board. Drill the holes only as deep as the threads on the hooks. too small and the board might split (unlikely if you are far enough from the end), too large the hook could pull out, causing the bike to fall and hurt you.

NOTE: Its important to have the two sets of hooks centered on either side of the the two hanging points on the bike. If you do this, the rig will not bind with the lower pulleys when you hoist the bike all the way up...