Btw, if anyone is still interested in this post, Chariot Carriers Inc and Croozer Designs are both at:
#105 – 5760 9th Street SE
Calgary, AB, Canada
T2H 1Z9
T: 403.640.0822
F: 403.640.0759
Yes, the telephone number is even the same.
They are the same people – probably trying to capture the top end and the middle of the market. Interestingly, Mountain Equipment Coop of Canada also do an identical Croozer model under their own name, and its made in China – and much cheaper than the equivalent Croozer. This means that Chariot have either bought in a very good Chinese model that they have rebranded or they are licencing out their Chinese manufactured but Canadian designed model to the odd friendly company that won’t distribute outside of Canada. Either way, since Chariot Carriers inc are serious about bike carriers, the Croozer and its ilk are good products, if not actually made in the Calgary factory.