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(CUSTOM SPEC) Could our senior tech ed’s needs for a big-mountain, gravity-focused e-MTB be met? Orbea’s Wild e-MTB caused quite a splash when it launched at the tail end of 2024. Not only is it a sla

The demands on a modern-day trail bike are astounding, with very little room for compromise. They really need to do it all and do it well to be in with a chance of impressing riders. While no one expe

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Japan’s keiretsu – those widely diversified industrial conglomerates like Mitsubishi and Sumitomo – are globally renowned. And South Korea has similar ones, called chaebol. In 2022, one such chaebol,

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