Stromberg Carlson Bike Bunk Trailer-Mounted Bike Rack Carrier for A-Frame Trailers - 2"-100 lbs

by: James03/22/2022

I ordered one of these a year ago and it arrived with critical welds missing. I contacted the manufacturer directly and they sent me a brand new unit.

Mounting was easy (with the right tools). I did swap out the crummy fasteners that they supply for attaching to the trailer tongue with grade 8 yellow zinc plated fasteners from [online]. It is holding up great and makes bike carrying super easy. I like that I can see them in the rear view mirror and see if anything is coming loose.

I used a cheap bike rack on this and flipped the arms of the rack around rearward to keep the bikes close to the front of the travel trailer. This also allows me to fully open the hatch of my tow vehicle when the bikes are mounted.

So overall this is a nice addition that avoids trying to mount anything to the flimsy rear bumper of the travel trailer, although it does add some tongue weight. I am super happy with it so far and it looks nice a year later despite having sat outside 100% of the time.1275585

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

by: Ray04/03/2022

I bought the Stromberg because I wanted to bring bikes and my golf cart to Vintage Trailer Rallies. The Rack is stout. It is easy to install. I do not mind it visually when not in use either as I believe it offers some protection to my propane tanks. 1977 Silver Streak, 1972 Golf Cart, 2021 Stromberg Rack!1281223

Click to Enlarge

I was looking for a way to mount a bike carrier on my 2016 Flagstaff Superlite TT. Due to the low ground clearance (14" rims) I couldn't relocate the rear bumper mounted spare underneath travel trailer. Tow vehicle is 2015 Ram 1500 4x2. Settled on the SC Bike Bunk plus Let's Go Aero BikeWing2 mounted as far back on front frame as possible so the bike bunk clears the propane bottle cover and maximizes distance between back of truck and bikes when turning. Success! I also made spacers ( bar stock from Home Depot cut down & painted black. see pic) which raised Bike Bunk up another 3/4" (every little bit helps!). My 26" wheeled bikes have 5.5" clearance above tailgate top. 29er will only have 2.5". No issues on flat ground whatsoever; concern may be up & over curb turning into gas stations with 29ers (not tested yet); 26" bikes no clearance issues experienced at all. Hint: GoAero rack tilts forward so I use trailer electric front jack to lower the whole front of trailer down when loading & unloading bikes. Easy peasy no step ladder. required!578757

Click to Enlarge

Half dozen trips since purchasing Bike Bunk & GoAero combo. Works great. No clearance issues even with one 29er + one 26 bike.

RonMLB - 10/31/2019

63114

Great fit on my travel trailer. Took experts advice and purchased a Let's Go Aero Veeme V2 bike rack. Very pleased with both products. A safe way to carry our bikes while rv ing.
Thanks etrailer experts for this solution. Both items easy to install and are very strong. The bike rack is easily moved to the receiver on my truck.226284

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

by: Al T05/12/2019

Easy to assemble. Because we have a toy hauler for motorcycles, we didn’t have a back bumper on the camper to place a bicycle rack. This was a great alternative. Little different with loading and unloading but they don’t interfere with turning and they ride really nice. 641321

Click to Enlarge

Great. Having a toy hauler and not having a bumper on the back due to the ramp door, it was a great alternative. Even though it is a little high, it is not that bad getting up on your tailgate to put the bikes in place.

Al T - 05/13/2020

76434

Great sturdy product. Just returned from a camping trip. 300 miles each way. Not a worry about bikes. Can now open cargo door on tow vehicle. Pic showing frame and 2 bike rack. 402492

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

Absolutely love the bike rack. Made a few modifications to fit the tongue of our [email protected] Sending a pic. Your customer service and products are top notch. Thanks again

Mark J - 07/09/2018

40713

by: Paul03/08/2018

This product has been a great way to carry our 2 bikes (1 mine, one my wife's). The install was fairly easy (it helps
If you have 2 people to line things up, hold while drilling, etc).

The best thing about this rack is being able to easily keep an eye on the bikes while traveling, whether driving or parked. I considered those bracket braces for the rear trailer bumper, but at the end of the day: (1). My trailer bumper doesn't look like it will handle torsion well, even with supplemental bracing; (2). The spare tire (already on the trailer bumper) got in the way; and (3). My bikes aren't cheap and I like being able to keep an eye on them.

Thanks etrailer for your excellent videos and online advice!482318

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

I bought this because I couldn't figure a good way to bring my bikes with us on vacations when we also brought our jet ski trailer. I looked at all sorts of different ways to try and get a bike rack and a trailer on my truck at the same time, and finally came across this. While it's not on a travel trailer like it was intended, it works perfectly for our needs. It fits right above the storage box holding our life jackets and other stuff, but gives enough room for the hatch to open up and let us retrieve the items. I paired this with a Lets Go Aero BikeWing and now I can bring the bikes, the jet skis, and still keep the truck bed free for our mattress and camping gear. If you are trying to find a way to bring your boat and bikes to the lake at the same time, and are towing with an SUV or a truck with a full bed, this is the perfect fit.512524

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

by: Gary06/10/2016

Perfect setup for what we needed. Installation issue - need longer bolts.
Used the Swagman XP 3-bike hitch mount rack and carried 2 bikes. Drove close to 1,300 miles last year with the bikes on and had no issues. On-loading and off-loading bikes is very easy with a pickup truck - dropped tailgate is just the right height.259805

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

Getting to try out the Stromberg Carlson bike bunk that I installed on the trailer hitch frame.
Using it with a Go Aero V2 bike rack that I can use on the trailer or the truck. It works great!
The bike rack is easy to transfer weighing only 12 pounds and no movement of bikes at all during travel.
Very happy with this combo from etrailer.com429535

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

Okay, shy of taking it out on the road (trip upcoming in a couple of weeks) I like it. Well built and sturdy. The install was a bit more complicated on one side that the other as there were some electrical issues and lines I had to deal with but that doesn't detract from the product. The one issue I had was one that has been written up by others that have installed it and that is that there are 2 bolts included that are just too short for their intended purpose by about 1/4 to 1/2 inch, so I had to run to re hardware store to replace. Other than that the install went smooth and the results I'm quite happy with. Oh yeah the tube sitting in on channel fit a bit tight but a spray of WD-40 fixed that right away. Bottom line, as it stands today without testing it on the road, it appears to be an excellent product. Road test will be the telling tale. 186295

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

Quickly shipped, arrived on time, watched the how-to video on the product page, and then installed it in under an hour. Sturdy is an understatement for this product. The rack itself does not interfere with access to anything on the A frame. The bike rack interferes with the propane tank cover but not the top access on the cover so I can still turn on/off the tanks and such. I couldn't be happier at this point and will update after the test drive.805466

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

Prompt service and delivery. Product was exactly what I expected. Installed easy and is very adjustable to fit different angles. Really neat design to accommodate different positions. Note that you will have to drill 4 holes but it makes sense that this is necessary to make it so adjustable/customizable. I would definitely recommend this product. This allowed us to keep spare tire on rear bumper and free up trunk camper space.805345

Click to Enlarge

by: Mark02/11/2018

I bought this bike bunk to mount on the tongue of my R-pod camper. I carry 2 bikes on it, and I love having them right in my view as I drive along. I have very little bounce with this unit. Oh, BTW the bikes sit just high enough that they go over the tailgate on sharp turns.474753

Click to Enlarge

We just took our first trip and the bike rack worked just as we had hoped. It is a little difficult and takes two people to keep it mounted straight and then drill the holes when installing. A few things I realized is that the holes are not drilled into the camper but into the posts to keep the arms from spinning. Also make sure you know you’ll need a bike rack as well, this is just the mount for that. Overall worked well and kept the bikes high and away from camper in my tailgate.1306933

This worked well on the tounge of my Salem 31KQBTS. It fits good and the bike rack when installed is very stable. Not bad at all to install. It's fully adjustable, so you have to drill the final mounting holes after it is in position, but that's not bad at all.968734

did a lot of camping in 2021 and used it everytime formy bike rack. very strong and stable unit.

Joseph - 02/28/2022

133643

The delivery was very quick and both items arrived at the same time and in excellent condition. We were able to put it on our travel trailer with no problem and it went together very easy! The bike rack was also very easy to put together and once we figured out the best way to put our bikes on it we were really pleased! We are looking forward to using it this weekend! Thank You, this really helpedus solve our problem of taking our bikes.259042

Click to Enlarge

by: Margaret07/08/2016

This has been fantastic. It's high up to get bikes on and off but I like them there better then on the back of camper. Everyone we talked to at E trailer was awesome!!! Thank you.269275

Click to Enlarge

Just mounted the rack today. It was very easy to assemble. Tried a couple of places to get the best fit so I can get to my propane tanks. Only took about 45 min to mount. Put the bikes on but have not pulled the trailer with the bikes in place. 523620

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

Click to Enlarge

Good product but would not fit my 2018Lance 1985 RV travel trailer1391131

The product appears very sturdy and capable to hold my two bikes. It fit well on our Surveyor. I will use my Swagman XC bike rack to hold the bikes. The bunk affords easy access to the propane bottles and batteries. There is no interference with the WD bars. I can’t comment on how it will do on the road or affect my turning capabilities. As some reviewers commented on bolt quality, I used all grade 8 bolts on the assembly, which cost <$10. I left off a star since I haven’t road tested it yet.1268450

by: Charlie C.08/09/2017

Fits perfectly at the front of my Living Lite Camplite 14DBS. I have dual
battery boxes and dual propane tanks (with a plastic cover over the tanks) and the
curvature of the supports cleared these items with no problem. I will comment that
although it is possible for 1 person to load bikes on a bike carrier attached to this rack, it is much easier and I highly recommend that 2 people do the loading.418139

Exactly perfect

Charlie C - 08/09/2018

42080

Just installed it today. Relatively easy and the unit is made of good solid materials with legible and easy to follow instructions. Only downside is how high the bikes will ride but that is unavoidable. I like that we can transfer the bike rack to the Jeep once we get where we are headed and in effect have 2 racks, one for travel and one to use on the towing vehicle. Good price when I ordered it and great customer service.502970

Worked out well for us for the last year. We love you can move your bike rack from the TT to the Tow Vehicle once you are at a destination. No complaints other than the bike do ride high and a step is needed to get them on and off. We went with a longer than stock shank to allow for clearance in making tight turns, backing and such so the bikes would not hit the T.V. Way better solution than the Jack It IMO. In short we are pleased with it

STEVEN M - 05/01/2019

54722

by: Alan09/18/2021

This design does not work on our Winnebago 1708FB. It's 7' wide and with that a shorter and narrower frame which does not work with the Stromberg Bike Bunk. We have been looking at doing modifications / welding to work with our trailer but it's expensive. Stromberg / etrailer should let the buyer know about this fitment issue.

We also spent several hours building a mock up of how our bike rack would mount if we did the mods to see if we had clearance to our tow vehicle on a tight radius turn. Looks very dicey only 1" to spare before the bike rack would hit the rear window of our Jeep Grand Cherokee.

So all in all a huge waste of time and money.1156498

by: Patrick11/17/2018

Works OK on our Rpod. It was a little difficult drilling the 1/2 inch bolt holes with a hand drill but that's all I had. These guys could have provided some corrosion resistant fasteners. The provided bolts started to rust right away.583482

Works OK. The comment about the fasteners still stands.

Patrick - 11/18/2019

63390