Quality
Companion for the toughest conditions.
Your bike really doesn't always have an easy time of it.
Shaking over cobblestones, sliding over snow and road salt slush, exhaust gases, gravel, full sun, constant rain: your bike really doesn't always have an easy time of it. We know that. That's why our luggage racks, bags, baskets and all accessories are designed from the outset for tough everyday use. No matter what you have in mind, racktime products can handle it all. And they still look good. Because they are robust, durable and easy to care for. In order to be able to guarantee this without restrictions, we are extremely critical: In our own test center, we first test the material and then the finished product.
Our testing and inspection procedures
Our testing technicians shake and shake every tubus product according to ISO 11243:2023 until it is ready for the market. And beyond that: ready for gravel roads and cobblestones.
We don't just content ourselves with meeting all DIN and ISO standards, we go much further and simulate the actual stresses of a long bicycle life - fully loaded, of course.
Just like in real life: it goes back and forth. Anyone who caves in is not a racktime carrier.
1 Hz
100.000 cycles
28 hours
Side check
Potholes, dirty roads, cobblestones – our system providers already know all of these from the test center.
7 Hz
100.000 cycles
4 hours
Vertical test
How heavy can I load my tubus carrier without having to worry about the slightest unevenness in the floor? We'll find out for you here.
Static load with 3 times the nominal load
VERTICAL LOAD TEST
Our carriers must be able to withstand a lot of tension without compromising driving stability.
Side static load (force of nominal load)
SIDE PULL
Travel safely. Even when accelerating or braking hard, nothing will cause our carriers to lose their track.
Static load to the rear with twice the nominal load
Lateral Test
As beautiful as it is, sunshine often ages and fades materials. However, our surfaces have no problem with this. So summer can come!
Material stability and color fastness
UV Test
Aggressive salts and chemicals attack surfaces - especially when gritting in winter - as we know from cars. We therefore attach great importance to high durability.
Resistance to acids/chemicals
Salt spray test
*ISO 11243:2023 stipulates that all carriers with a load capacity of over 27 kg can be approved for child seats. For us, the safety of the child on the carrier is our top priority. Since we do not have the possibility to test every child seat on all our tubus carriers, we only approve the use of special child seats on certain tubus carriers. These are specified in the respective operating instructions for the carrier. This allows us to ensure that the child is not exposed to any danger. As a matter of principle, we voluntarily limit the load capacity of tubus carriers to a maximum of 26 kg, which additionally excludes the attachment of child seats/the transport of children on all our tubus carriers. This restriction is solely for the legal reasons mentioned above. tubus carriers are still tested with significantly higher luggage loads in some cases (which we indicate on the product in brackets).