On the plus side, John Kanas, North Fork's chairman and chief executive, brings with him experience of 14 acquisitions over the past two decades.

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The Concept E-go also boasts exclusive technical innovations such as the " single sided double leg fork" , with 35 mm of inner tube and the aluminium single side swing arm.

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