Polarna M4: A folding full-suspension e-bike for fat tire adventures

Polarna M4 review: A folding full-suspension electric bike for fat tire adventures on the go

Electrek.co by Micah Toll

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Full-suspension fat-tire e-bikes aren’t rare, they’re just usually quite expensive.

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