Quality you can rely on
At the Thule Test Center™, products are tested well beyond the recommended limits to ensure the highest quality is guaranteed and the reliability of the products is second to none. Engineers strap twice the recommended maximum weight onto a towbar-mounted bike carrier and pushes the button to simulate it going twice around the world. Technicians are testing roof racks with extreme heat, cold, UV-radiation, damp and, just for good measure, some pretty nasty chemicals. There are even engineers who load roof boxes to a sled and then crash it – that's over 100 crash tests in a year! This confirms the durability of the Thule products to withstand anything life throws at them. Check out the video below!
Safety first
All of this is done because Thule are focused on their number one priority – your safety and the safety of people around you. A product's wear resistance and quality is also important but safety is taken to another level with their exhaustive and demanding lab tests. So much so, that they have developed Thule Test Program™, including over 25 "Thule standards" that far exceed the current ISO standard.
Extreme testing
At the Thule Test Center™, products go through extreme testing before they can bear the Thule logo. That means exposing them to desert heat and arctic cold, water resistance, chemical exposure, drop tests and wind tunnels to tensile, shock and crash tests.
The world is our lab
Of course, Thule's prototypes are taken and tested in the real world, and try out the functions that will make your equipment safer, easier and more fun to use. When Thule are finally happy, we know you will be too.
Thule test their products to the limit and beyond so you don't even have to think about it. After all, you've got an active life to lead. The engineers and technicians pride themselves on their achievements knowing the best quality products are available to you, and there to last.
Here's one more video of the test center, showing the extensive testing that is done to provide you with the best products.