Hmax light

Eurobike Award for the Hinterher Hmax light Hinterher 2015

The Lightweight

The Hmax light is the weight-optimized version of the Hmax. By precisely milling the chassis floor to optimize for load, 1.2 kg of weight is saved. If you're going on a long trip with your bike trailer and every gram counts or if you frequently need to carry your bike trailer, we recommend the Hmax light. Its ratio of its own weight to load capacity is unbeatable. The grid design offers numerous additional attachment options. Lightweight and sporty, it remains capable of carrying similar loads as the Hmax of the same size.

Eurobike Award 2015

  • 72 x 52 x 8 cm loading area (L x W x H)

  • 8.8 kg total weight

  • 20-inch wheels

  • Usable as a bike trailer and handcart as standard.

  • 45 kg maximum total weight (65 kg with upgrade)

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Handcart

You can convert the Hmax light from a bicycle trailer into a handcart in just a few seconds. To do this, simply move the drawbar to a different position. Thanks to the integrated stand, you can also easily load or park it as a handcart.

A red aluminum bike trailer that can also be used as a handcart

Flat package

The Hmax light can be folded into an extremely flat package in less than ten seconds. The wheels can be removed with a single click and securely fixed in two matching holes in the loading area. The drawbar is also very easy to remove. This means that the Hmax light takes up hardly any space in the basement, trunk or when traveling, yet is immediately ready to use again.

Compactly stored and folded bike trailer

Everything fits

The Hmax light has the ideal size for typical everyday transport needs: beverage crates, groceries, and equipment usually fit perfectly on its loading area. However, it can also transport bulky or extra-long items.

Area of application & load capacity

You can configure the Hmax light for three different areas of application and load capacities. The standard version comes with plastic axle mounts. With the upgrade, we reinforce the drawbar mount install a rigid stainless steel axle held in place by two high-quality aluminum clamping blocks. The Hmax light becomes even stronger with our heavy-duty drawbar system (SL). This increases the load capacity to a total weight of 80 kg.

Parts of a bicycle trailer for drawbar axle and wheels

45 kg

Standard equipment for shopping and everyday transport

  • Plastic axle mount

  • drawbar mount

  • Standard drawbar with Weber connection

Parts for a bicycle trailer for drawbar axle, and wheels made of stainless steel

65 kg

Upgrade for demanding transports

  • Rigid axle, stainless steel, aluminum clamping blocks

  • drawbar mount incl. reinforcement bracket

  • Standard drawbar with Weber connection

Parts of a bicycle trailer for drawbar axle and wheels, particularly robust

80 kg

Upgrade for even greater load capacity

  • Rigid axle, stainless steel, aluminum clamping blocks

  • SL drawbar mount

  • drawbar  with Weber connection

Suspension

You can configure your Hinterher with our high-end suspension system. It stands in a class of its own and is far superior to the low-quality suspension systems found on most other trailers.

Enormous suspension travel for the worst roads

suspension travel

Hydraulic damping for smooth driving

Hydraulic suspension damping

Adjustable weight ranges

Different suspension spring ranges

Wheels & tires

A bicycle tire with black sidewalls from Schwalbe

The high-quality Big Apple balloon tire from the German company Schwalbe comes standard with the Hmax light. However, in our configurator, you will find other tire models or even stronger wheels.

Bicycle transport rail for carrying a bike on a bike trailer

Boxes & Add-ons

Everything fits. This is what makes the Hmax light so incredibly flexible. We also offer customized attachments such as side panels, aluminum boxes, and bike transport rails.

Bicycle trailer with aluminum box from Hinterher

Accessories

Who knows what the future holds? That's why the Hmax light can be even better adapted to various activities and needs with our extensive accessories. Now or even ten years from now.

Technical data

Loading area
72 x 52 x 8 cm exterior (L x W x H)
71 x 51 x 7.6 cm interior

Total width
70 cm including wheels

Weight
8.8 kg including drawbar

Maximum total weight
45 kg (standard configuration)

Standard Delivery Contents

  • Hmax light Aluminum Chassis in Red or Black

  • 20-inch wheels with Schwalbe Big Apple 20 x 2.0 tires, branded inner tube with car valve

  • Axle mounts made of fiberglass-reinforced plastic with a cast-in brass sleeve

  • Standard drawbar with Weber bayonet coupling

  • drawbar mount integrated stainless steel stand

  • 1 tie-down strap with clip hooks, 200 cm

  • 1 LED rear light (3 AAA batteries)

Why coose Hinterher

Rectangular loading area designed to meet industry standards for maximum compatibility with Euroboxes, folding crates, and Systainers.

Hinterher with rectangular loading area for Euroboxes, Systainers, and aluminum crates

Can be completely dismantled in 10 seconds and stored compactly.

Hinterher for transporting loads can be folded up and stored extremely quickly.

Full-surface, play-free connections between drawbar and trailer instead of loose screw connections and material weakening. Axles made of stainless steel instead of aluminum. Attention to material compatibility through the use of high-quality plain bearings from IGUS.

Hinterher for cargo transport with play-free drawbar mount stainless steel axles

Upright wheels that, unlike angled wheels, hardly splash water and dirt onto the trailer. No uneven wear on tires, axles, and bearings.

Hinterher for loads with straight camber and straight wheels

Strongest and most sophisticated coupling technology on the market, with a load capacity of up to 150 kg. No child trailer technology limited to 45 kg on cargo trailers!

The strongest bicycle coupling on the market from Hinterher and Weber

Since 2012, Hinterher has been pushing boundaries of what is possible with biycle trailers with its unique modular system.

Bicycle trailers for canoes and kayaks from Hinterher

"Hinterher offers with the Hmax light a high-quality trailer that has been thought through down to the last detail. Its ease of handling is particularly impressive."

– Elektro Rad

Elektro Rad Magazin Cargo Trailer Test
Bicycle Magazine Cover: Bike Trailer Test

If something breaks

Each of our bike trailers is extremely easy to repair should a component ever be defective or worn out. All components are available individually, are easily accessible, and can be replaced with the simplest tools.

Individual parts for building a bike trailer

Award-winning

We have received numerous awards for our innovative bike trailers and our sustainable business and production methods. Our bike trailers have also frequently undergone tests in the bicycle press. You can read press reviews here.

A pink label for the Eurobike Award 2015, featuring a stylized cyclist and the word "Winner".
Pink-purple background with a logo and text for the European Business Awards, sponsored by RSM, featuring the inscription "National Champion 2016/17".
The image displays the logo of the Munich Environmental Award 2013, with the year '2013' and the text 'Münchner Umweltpreis' below it.
Logo of the Eco-Design Award 2015 with the text 'eco', 'National Award', 'ecodesign', 'Product 2015'.
A badge with the text "Cycke" in a curved script and "Test winner" in a rectangular box below it, on a light blue background with pointed edges.
A round badge in brown, black, white, and yellow, with a bicycle and a trailer in the center. The text reads: 'International', '2nd Place', 'Bike-Trailer', 'Cargo Bike of the Year 2021'.
Logo of the German Design Award 2017, in black and white, with a stylized award drop and the text "German Design Award 2017".
Award for bicycle magazine for Hinterher
Graphic with text: National Award 2018 for outstanding innovative achievements in craftsmanship, with a gold medal featuring a German eagle and bordered text.

Regional manufacturing, sustainable business practices

Almost all components of the Hinterher are manufactured in our immediate vicinity. Only a small number of parts are sourced from Northern Italy and Sweden. Short supply routes, high environmental and social standards, local value creation, and outstanding technical expertise define our manufacturing approach.

Each Hinterher is assembled by our team in the west of Munich according to customer specifications. For shipping, we reuse cardboard and process it with our “green monster” into protective packing material. For us, true sustainability means building products that are made to last—and that can be repaired when needed.

FAQs

  • The Hinterher is very easy to pull. You will notice it most when starting off, but otherwise our bike trailers behave very neutrally. This is due to the low mounting of our trailers on the bike, which means that the riding dynamics are hardly affected.

    Even when loaded, a Hinterher is easy to ride. Compared to cargo bikes in particular, even inexperienced cyclists find it easier to handle a trailer.

    Please note that the same rules apply to riding with a trailer as to driving a car: ride carefully and adapt to the conditions! Carefully test the handling characteristics of your trailer in different scenarios to get a feel for its capabilities, but also its limitations.

  • You only need to attach a Weber hitch to your bike's rear wheel axle once, or together with your bike's kickstand. The hitch then remains permanently on the bike. This allows the trailer to be connected to the bike with a 'click' in just a few seconds, anytime.

    We use the high-quality Weber hitch 'Made in Germany,' which has been the gold standard in the cycling industry for many years and is designed to be extremely robust. 

  • The good news: We can install a high-quality Weber hitch on almost any bike. Generally, there are two places where the hitch can be installed on the bike: on the rear wheel axle or together with the bike's kickstand, if it meets the requirements.

    We are happy to advise you on choosing the right hitch. Please send us a photo of your rear wheel (taken from the left side in the direction of travel).

    If you would like to check for yourself which Weber hitch might fit, you can look it up in our coupling guide (PDF) here.

You can find even more questions in our extensive FAQs. Recommendations for the right bike trailer can also be found in our guide. Our gallery is also often helpful, where you can view photos of different models or themes.