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We've got a 4-bike Thule rack that clamps to the tow ball and as the children's bikes get bigger it causes me to wonder if the tow ball and tow bar are designed to take a cantilevered load like that. I'd like to think that Thule being a well known and respected company and so have looked into this sort of thing, but how could they have checked all possible tow bars on all cars?

It comes down to the maximum nose-weight permitted on the tow bar for each specific car.

So you need to be aware of how much the bicycles plus rack weigh and ensure that you do not exceed the nose weight limit for that vehicle.

Miek