Stromberg Carlson Bike Carrier, Hitch Mount Bike Rack for Car, SUV, RV, Motorhome, Travel Trailer, 2-Bike Capacity, 2-Inch Receiver, BC-202 Model

I put this bike rack on my camper trailer. It was very easy with clear instructions. It fits two adult bikes very well and is easy to adjust to fit. It holds the bikes securely. I highly recommend.

This is a great idea for storing our bikes on the travel trailer while traveling. The only problem I encountered was something already mentioned by another reviewer. If you try to install the bumper mounting hardware, (hitch) IAW the instructions (mounted on the top of the bumper) on an RV with a very close bumper to the side of the RV, (like our trailer) then it will not work. However, just mount the and hitch/hardware on the underside of the bumper and WA-LA, it works just fine. Make sure ALL the bolts and nuts are very tight including the set screw on the hitch to secure the rack firmly in the hitch. This keeps the rack from moving around in the hitch. Recheck all fasteners from time to time.

Purchased the BC-202. Delivery was on time (actually a day early), all parts were accounted for, fasteners were all properly threaded. I’m not a weld inspector but to the untrained eye the welds appeared clean and smooth, finish was good. Assembly was easy. All holes aligned properly. I’ve never seen a lock washer sandwiched between 2 flat washers as for the horizontal and vertical tube assemble so there could have been a little more detail in the instructions or at least a slightly larger illustration but easy enough to figure out when I had 3 extra washers. I did find it curious that the parts list showed some inch fasteners and some metric but everything matched up. In an abundance of caution I put a dab of thread lock on the eye bolt at the top of the vertical tube. I will use an additional safety strap to secure the bikes on the rack only because I once lost a bike on the interstate out of a different style carrier and it made me a little squirrelly. A hitch anti rattle/stabilizer would have been a nice bonus. The folding shank has holes for 3 positions but appears that only 2 are used unless I missed something Considering racks of this type sell for $80-$800 this is good quality at a good price.