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Originally Posted by CyclingCamper
Great looking RV! I like the mods you made thanks for posting.
My wife and I are very interested in this model particularly for the rear bed but also for the front dinette and other features. This looks like the perfect RV for us. We may purchase this model or get a custom unit built from Sportsmobile with under bed bike storage.
I have a couple of questions- do you sleep with the bikes under the bed? Do you find that the headroom is adequate for sleeping? Any problem getting up onto the bed with bikes underneath? How tall are your bikes?
I like how you have the bikes mounted, you still have considerable room for other storage under the bed.
We are going to try and visit the factory this summer when we are vacationing in the area.
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Thanks CyclingCamper,
More and more we are convinced that under-the-bed bike storage is the ideal solution. Our bike handlebars clear our platform bed at 32" so its barely an inch higher that the kitchen countertop.
We also use our Thule articulated hitch bike rack, but we find that bikes get dirty on long trips and we occasionally have to store the heavy rack inside, when we use ferries (the length of our vehicle 20' 11" is the limit before being considered commercial on some ferries)
Although more limited, we have ample head room when the bed is at the level for bike storage. The only drawback is when it's hot and humid, we have big windows on each side of the bed, but still being 20" closer to the roof of the van makes a difference. Usually we camp in cool areas so it's not a problem. We've seldom used the AC, but it's then better to lower the bed because of the noise and the air flow.
Also, it's a lot quicker to detach the bikes from the hitch rack, then to reattach the front wheels. We sometimes simply leave the bikes locked to the picnic table when we bike from the camp site.
The FLEX bed system makes it very easy to try all the options, but as mentioned, our preferred mode is the bike storage under the bed.
The Safari Condo upfitted a Sprinter with the same layout as the ProMaster XL Flex and you can see the very practical folding step that makes it easy to access the bed when the bikes are under it. The bikes they are using have hefty handlebars so their bed are higher than ours. The beauty of the elevating bed is that you can adjust to your need.
The album of their Sprinter XL Flex
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...7859354&type=3
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XL Flex mods
Linear Mode
