Efficiency and Variety: Testing for Bicycles, Pedelecs, Components and Accessories
Verification of the quality and safety of your products in the highly competitive bicycle market
The variety of bicycles and pedelecs is steadily increasing, technology and materials are getting more complex, and end customers are demanding more from their bicycles – both in terms of technical functionality and safety. As a result, manufacturers must now demonstrate more than ever that their bikes are safe, compliant with the relevant regulations, and reliable. To carry out the enormous variety of tests in a comprehensive and professional manner presents an immense challenge for manufacturers. Especially with pedelecs, there are many regulations to consider that go far beyond the requirements for non-motorized bicycles.
Take advantage of our experience and expertise with tests, inspections, and certifications for bicycles, pedelecs, components and accessories. We have invested extensively in state-of-the-art laboratories and test facilities and are one of only a few testing organizations in the world that can offer all relevant tests from a single source. This includes electrical safety, mechanical safety, chemical safety, and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).
Not only is this very efficient for you as a manufacturer, you also receive qualified test reports from a renowned independent third party. As a result, you bring your bicycles and pedelecs safely onto the road while improving your legal security regarding liability issues.
Benefit from the efficiency and expertise of a strong partner. Contact now our experts for bicycle, pedelec and accessories testing!
Bicycle and Pedelec Testing Services
Our Laboratory in Nuremberg, Germany
Our testing services increase the marketability of your products
Currently, across Europe, around 22 million new bicycles are sold each year; more than five million of them are pedelecs with an electric auxiliary drive. In large single markets such as Germany, pedelecs even account for more than 40 percent of sales.
Consumers – and even more so leasing companies, whose market power is steadily increasing – base their purchasing decisions also heavily on a bicycle’s test marks. Pedelecs and children's bicycles, for example, are much easier to market if they carry the GS mark. We are ready to assist you utilizing our extensive testing resources, and we will enable you to use the safety mark carrying our brand to promote your products effectively.
As the manufacturer, you are responsible for the obligatory CE mark. You can affix it to your products with an even better feeling if they have been professionally tested by us.
We will conduct the complete range of optional and mandatory tests as well as certifications for you. This is far more efficient than contracting several different laboratories or testing service providers. If you have your own testing capacities, we can also handle individual testing categories for you.
| Mechanical safety | DIN EN ISO 4210: City bikes, trekking bikes, youth bikes, folding and racing bikes as well as mountain bikes; components such as frames, saddles, and brakes |
| DIN EN 15194: Pedelecs in the categories of city bikes, trekking bikes, youth bikes, folding and racing bikes as well as mountain bikes; components such as frames, saddles, and brakes | |
| DIN EN ISO 8098: Children's bikes | |
| DIN EN ISO 16054: BMX bikes | |
| Electrical safety | EN 15194, EN 60335-1 and EN 60335-2-29 (charger) |
| EMC Testing | EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, DIN EN 15194 |
| Battery testing | BATSO Standard and Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU |
| Chemical analyses | PAH, plasticizers, heavy metals |
| User manual | Testing according to ProdSG, DIN EN 82079 |
| Conformity assessment for children’s bikes | Conformity assessment according to the Toy Directive 2009/48/EC |
| Performance characteristics | Fit for use (performance characteristics). Durability, quality of workmanship |
| Bicycle helmets | EN 1078 |
| Children’s bicycle seats | DIN EN 14344 |
| Bike trailers | DIN EN 15918 |
Obtain certificates that have a high advertising impact
In addition to the tests relevant to CE marking, you can obtain the following test marks from us: GS, TÜV Rheinland Quality, LGA tested Bicycle Safety and LGA tested Quality (comprehensive product quality). As with all test marks, we issue a certificate upon completion of comprehensive testing and will perform regular inspections of the production.
Optional testing for your products
Upon request, we will also test your products for features such as corrosion behavior or the electric range of pedelecs (R 200), determine different parameters on the dynamometer, and perform long-term durability tests on completely assembled bicycles or pedelecs.
We provide our testing services even for your prototypes or during the development phase. Upon request, we also issue UK Declarations of Conformity for the UKCA marking.
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How to benefit from our bicycle expertise
The CoC (Confirmation of Conformity) is listed in Certipedia, our online database. What's more, with our TÜV Rheinland test marks, your end customers can use the QR code on the mark to check immediately whether the test mark is authentic, based on our tests, and legitimately carries our brand.
At your service: our network of experts and top testing laboratories
As a TÜV Rheinland customer, you will have access to a network of experienced product testing professionals and highly specialized laboratories where we perform all relevant testing procedures in keeping with our renowned TÜV Rheinland quality. In our bicycle laboratory, our experts perform tests according to relevant national and international standards. For the comprehensive tests on pedelec batteries, we use our state-of-the-art test facilities for a wide range of validations of vehicle batteries.
All testing comes from a single source. For you, this means efficient processes, only a small number of contact persons, and a consistently high testing quality. Take advantage of the expertise and wide scope of one of the world's leading testing organizations.
From the very beginning, we accompany you with competence and continuity; we provide you with exactly the services you need and support you with the optimization of your products.
Boost confidence in the quality and safety of your products with our comprehensive testing services!
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