[SOAR Comm]

Thanks for the feedback

Hey John,
I work for a PR firm that represents Road Warrior Sports, so plenty of bias here!
Appreciate your feedback on a couple of missing features - you're the first to mention internal tie downs and a metal bumper, but both are good ideas. Adding bikes to the rack does make it less aerodynamic, but still a heckuva lot less resistance that throwing them on the roof of the car. We've taken test drives behind a Volvo (I know, sorry!) comparing mileage and the impact has been less than 1 mpg without bikes and just over that with them. Obviously, individual results will vary.
The trailer was just launched in Jan. of this year, and really Subarus are the vehicle the company was envisioning through the design process. In fact, we built one up a month or two ago for promotional purposes in a great Subaru red.
Check us out on facebook (facebook.com/roadwarriorsports) and twitter (twitter.com/BeARoadWarrior) for updates. We're working with some Subaru dealerships in a few markets to get trailers in the showrooms, so we'll keep this forum posted.
Also, we'd love to hear any suggestions/feedback you've got. You can post here or email me at astrickland [at] soarcomm.com.

 

[SOAR Comm]

Hey all, sorry for the delay in getting back with you.
John - answers to a couple of your questions:
We actually got a google alert about the thread; we have them set up to crawl most things for the brand name.
We're actually working on a larger diameter tire solution right now. With the standard model, the clearance is an issue with bigger tires, but we'll be posting more info on that as it comes.
We don't have anything set up to add brakes to the unit at this time, that's good to know about Subaru's recommendation there. We've never had problems, but we definitely acknowledge that they don't make recommendations for no reason!
The internal tie down idea is a good one, and something we're talking about. There is a removable divider between the main compartment and the nose cone that helps organize gear and prevent stuff from flying back to front.
The floor is solid glass, and has aluminum cross braces from the frame structure underneath it. Unfortunately I don't have a photo of the underside handy.
And for the record, we think the banner on the red trailer is just the right size... Ha! Gotta make the brand name real clear on the promo units!