Tool

Tow-load Calculator for Bike Carriers & Rear Boxes

Will your load fit your car? Enter the tow-ball load from your vehicle registration, choose a bike carrier or rear box and the weight of your load – we calculate it live.

1. Car: tow-ball load

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kg

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You can find your vehicle’s permitted tow-ball load in field 13 of the German vehicle registration certificate (part I). Also check the permitted tow-ball load specified for your tow hitch.

2. Choose carrier or rear box

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Thule EasyFold XT 2

Bike carrier

2 wheel rails · max. 30 kg per rail · max. 60 kg in total

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Uebler I21Z 90

Bike carrier

2 wheel rails · max. 30 kg per rail · max. 60 kg in total

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Thule EasyFold XT 3

Bike carrier

3 wheel rails · max. 30 kg per rail · max. 60 kg in total

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Thule Epos 3

Bike carrier

3 wheel rails · max. 30 kg per rail · max. 60 kg in total

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Thule Velo Compact

Bike carrier

3 wheel rails up to 25 kg each · optional 4th rail up to 15 kg · max. 60 kg in total

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Thule BackSpace XT

Rear box

max. payload 50 kg

27.7 kg incl. mount

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Thule Arcos L

Rear box

max. payload 50 kg

29 kg incl. mount

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Thule Arcos XL

Rear box

max. payload 50 kg

31 kg incl. mount

3. Bikes

Number of bikes:

− 2 +

3. Rear-box cargo

i Note: The empty weight of this rear box already includes the carrier/mount on the tow bar. You do not need to add the carrier weight on top.

Estimated weight of contents (kg)

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kg

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Light (10 kg) Medium (25 kg) Heavy (40 kg)

Estimate the weight of everything inside the box – a rough guess is fine. Suitcases, travel bags, outdoor gear.

Result

Which bike carriers fit?

Note: This calculator is not a substitute for legally binding advice. Refer to your carrier’s manual and the entries in your vehicle registration.