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Easy To Install 4-Bike Rack Mount
Our platform bike rack is easy to assemble and install. It includes simple installation instructions and all the necessary hardware, allowing you to spend more time riding your bike and less time in the garage. The BC-204 folding hitch mount bike rack provides a great way to transport your bikes, with a heavy-duty locking hitch pin to secure it in place.
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Stromberg Carlson Inc. is a manufacturer of recreational vehicles (RV) and camping accessories, including steps, ladders, jacks, and exterior upgrades. Founded in 1948, it's a well-known and respected brand in the RV industry, offering high-quality products designed to enhance the RV lifestyle. We are committed to designing, creating, and improving our products while adhering to strict quality standards to provide simple yet effective solutions that will make your next adventure more enjoyable.
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Stromberg Carlson BC-204 Foldable Bike Rack
The Stromberg Carlson BC-204 Foldable Bike Rack is a compact and durable bike rack designed for use with cars, SUV’s and trucks with a 2” receiver. The BC-204 is easy to install and folds down for convenient storage when not in use. This hitch-mounted bike carrier provides reliable and versatile storage for your bikes. The reinforced steel frame is powder-coated to ensure a sturdy construction that can handle any weather condition. It makes a great addition for families or cycling enthusiasts.
- Inside Narrow of Cradle: 14"
- Cradle Narrow Center: 29"
- Inside West Narrow: 42"
- Inside Cradles at Widest Set: 50"
- Center Cradles at Widest Set: 64"
- Inside Cradles at Widest Set: 78"
Elliott
August 21, 2025
I bought this this over 3 yrs ago. Here's my honest opinion and experience. I have read several 1 star reviews and have noticed that the most complaints have to do with this rack being weak/wobbly/quick to rust/velcro straps are not good and other similar complaints. I do understand their frustration. However, if you're looking into a bike rackthat will not have these minor problems then don't search for anything under $400.With that said, if you're in a budget or like me just don't want to spend a lot of money on a bike rack then this is a great buy.Mine is over 3 yrs old and most of the time it carries 4 bikes. Here's how I use mine.Just a lot of common sense. 3 bikes are at 30-32 lbs of weight. One is just over 40 lbs. The lightest one sits at the far back and the heaviest one closest to the vehicle. The velcro straps are still good and sticky becuase I don't let them sit dirty and or leave them in the sun when not in use. The rack ONLY is used when carrying the bikes, I never just drive around with this thing or leave it hooked up over night. If it gets dirty I clean it and store it. If it gets wet I blow dry it before storing it. I store it on top of a 2x6 so it doesn't sit on the floor. When I use it I ALWAYS use the threaded pin it comes with and tighten it very much a d the tack is nice and sturdy. I dont try to jiggle/wobble or shake the rack while its empty, it's not ment to be used empty, yet while it is in use with all 4 bikes and all is nicely secured and adjusted the rack is very sturdy. No need to over tighten the plastic wing nuts and break them. Just nice and tight and snug not OVERTIGHTENED. Sturdy on the highway at 75 mph. No wobble, not for me as I set ut up the same way each time. I've usedit as a two bike set up and its simple to convert and works great, but have not used it this way much. I've been almost 4 hrs on a one way trip and its been solid for me. The pics are at current date of this review.After 3 1/2 yrs mine is still performing greatly. Very sturdy while in use and solid. It does have some surface rust as it is not the greatest paint finish but again, for the price you can't expect more. I will be lightly sandi g a d touching it up with rust protecting paint before it goes from surface rust to any worst. As for me, a little common sense in how to use it and care goes a long way. I HIGHLY recommend this product for a budget buy!
clyde1952
June 5, 2025
I read many reviews and looked closely at the pictures and none answered my question.. I wanted a rack that I could take the back section off and just haul two bikes. Decided to order this rack and modify it to come apart. I can weld and machine, BUT it wasn't necessary. This rack comes apart so that you can make it a 2 bike or a 4 bike. The tubing and material is heavy duty and if you put it together correctly, it has no rocking movement at all. The only negative is the assembly manual, it is lacking in several places. You must use 2 flat washers on the 5/16 bolts and other poor explanations. One big plus was the locking mechanisum on the hold down rachets. There is a pictue in the manual of these strange keys but no explanation until I saw the back of the release levers. I highly recommend this rack...
Greg Teufel
January 2, 2025
Seemed sturdy and well made and fairly easy to assembly, having only one or two bolts that were annoying to tighten, requiring large wrenches on both sides to tighten it. Unfortunately, ours came with a manufacturing defect. The Short Support Base Assembly has 3 pairs of quarter circle cuts in it to allow the horizontal arms and the vertical arm to be positioned either horizontally or vertically, which is important when you want to fold it up for storage or fold it against the vehicle while attached to the hitch but not carrying bikes. The rack is kind of a pain to connect and disconnect to the hitch because the bolt used to secure it to the hitch is VERY long (requiring you to screw and screw and screw to fully tighten it) and the rack itself is VERY heavy. So you do not want to have to be removing and reinstalling the rack on the hitch more times than are absolutely necessary. On ours, one of the pairs of quarter circle cuts were going in opposite directions, which meant that the vertical arm could not be folded down to the horizontal position, and the rack could not be folded up against the car for when there are no bikes on the rack. That was a deal breaker for us, so despite having fully assembled it before I realized the problem, I went to the trouble of fully disassembling it and putting it back into the box. We are currently awaiting a replacement unit, which hopefully will not have any similar manufacturing issues. I will check more carefully this time for that same issue before going to the trouble of fully assembling it. Will update after we get the replacement unit.Since we already had it assembled, we tested out the returned unit. We put 4 bikes on it and drove it to the trail. Putting the end bikes on is pretty easy. Putting on the first middle bike is also easy. Putting on the second middle bike can be a challenge. There is not quite enough space to easily fit another bike on once you already have a bike in one of the middle positions. I will have to look at the other reviews to see if there is some trick to getting the second middle bike on. I managed it, but it was inelegant. I had to take care not to tear at cables or damage spokes in the process.Edit: now we have used it forore than a year. My bike is too heavy (80 lbs.) The screws are all badly corroding. They went cheap on the screws.
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