Quote Originally Posted by Blueberry View Post
I've been looking at the Yakima Rack and Roll and someone here recommended Sportsrig.

Anyone have any good/bad experiences? Things to watch out for? Other trailer options? We'll be pulling it with a Jetta Sportwagen.
When I was looking at them, the rack and roll was not yet owned by Yakima and some minor issues were noted in reviews. Mostly rusting if I remember right. They also had some trouble with parts fitting quite right. I would assume Yakima has fixed those issues.
the Sportsrig won out for me mostly because of it's rust protection. Sportsrig are a small home-owned company, so it does take a month or two to get, but I like that, too.
As I said, the BF and I both own them. I tow mine behind my MINI, he behind his Audi.
I have 3 other friends who have Sportsrigs to haul their velomobiles. We all have smallish cars and the small form factor works well.
One advantage to a trailer is lifting. I can lift my bikes and set them up on the trailer easily, I couldn't do so on a roof, even a short roof like mine.
The only issue that 3 of the 4 people I know about had was getting the lights to work - they weren't grounded against the powder coated metal. Took 5 seconds to scrape a little and get them to work and 3 hr to figure that out!