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Inside Specialized’s quest to build the friendliest, most capable e-bike ever made
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Specialized shocked the bike world when it announced it would resurrect its defunct Globe brand for an all-new lineup of e-bikes. Here’s how the company went about designing an e-bike for maximum cargo-carrying capabilities.