We bend wafer-thin steel tubes to create really robust, perfectly shaped luggage carriers - hand-made and laboriously surface-finished. There aren't many companies that can even do this. And nobody can do it better than we can. This is because we work tirelessly to make it easier for you to carry luggage on your bike. With luggage carriers that make your journey easier and more comfortable. With luggage carriers that have made a name for themselves throughout the world. With luggage carriers that we specifically developed to be used all around the world and to make a name for themselves in this very way.
For 30 years, tubus has been the globally leading brand for durable bike luggage carriers made from steel tube. Because the quality's right. From the first sketch to our internally produced test series and finally the finished carrier. We ensure quality by means of constant product maintenance and test methods that are supposedly the most stringent in the branch.
We have so much confidence in our carriers that we're happy to provide you with a 30-year guarantee. And a three-year “mobile guarantee” to boot! You and your tubus: A great journey - no matter how long it becomes.
Really strong. Light as a feather. Ready for your journey. Today, you'll find a tubus carrier on practically every high-end touring bike. They're found on the bikes of people who want to achieve something: A great time on their bike! People who want to carry luggage but not burdens.
There are strict testing standards for luggage carriers. But at the end of the day, your trip gets to decide what your equipment needs to endure.
And because your journey to your destination is not standardised, we simulate the actual stresses that a luggage carrier faces when under way and adapt the test conditions in line with this. The testing facilities we've developed go far beyond the requirements of DIN and ISO - just like you when you're out on your journey.
We expose our luggage carriers to acid in our salt spray system and torture them with extensive vibration and oscillation tests - fully loaded, so: A tubus luggage carrier that has to withstand the pressures of going on a journey with you must be able to survive the tests defined in our own standards safe and sound. And our standards are a lot stricter than others! This is how tubus luggage carriers have earned their legendary reputation.
*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 the highest priority. As we do not have the opportunity 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. In this way, we can ensure that the child is not exposed to any danger. In 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 above-mentioned legal reasons. tubus carriers are still tested with sometimes considerably higher luggage loads (which we indicate on the product in brackets).
Also based in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, is our sister brand, racktime. Here, you can get everything you need for a modern urban lifestyle on a bike: Smart bags, cool baskets, and carriers for any occasion. And the patented Snapit system means that you can securely attach practically anything to the luggage carrier in the twinkling of an eye. One click and you're done!
www.racktime.com
Practically no company has more right to lay claim to the term “traditional manufacturer” than Hebie: For the last 150 years, this family company has been a firm part of the world of bikes. It provides demanding bicycle-lovers around the world with perfect bike protection solutions and first-class bike stands. And because Bielefeld-based Hebie and Münster-based tubus are a perfect fit, both in terms of the quality of our products and our attitude towards people and the environment, we'll be travelling the same path together as of 2018.
www.hebie.de