- Intended Use
- Super Enduro
- Motor
- Shimano EP8
- Battery
- 630 Wh
- Fork Travel
- 170-180 mm
- Rear Travel
- 170 mm
- Weight
- claimed 23.3-23.6 kg size M, no pedals
- Price
- £6.990-8.990
Do you think Thok need more 170 mm travel emtbs? Great news, here is one more, the new Thok Gram. Watch me talk about the bike, or continue reading below.
We’ve previously tested the Thok TK01 and the new Thok Gram is similar in some ways. Both offers 170 mm suspension travel and both comes with the Shimano EP8 motor. So, why do Thok need two such bikes? The new Gram is the high-end version of their Super Enduro bike. It gets a new carbon frame with updated geometry. And it’s lighter. The base TK01 had a claimed weight of 24.7 kg. The new Gram is more than a kilo lighter.
Both Gram models are fitted with the 630 Wh Shimano battery. Many competitors use a 700-750 Wh battery these days. And that’s fine by me. It’s good to have options. 630 Wh will be enough for many people. Buying a bike with a slightly smaller battery saves money and weight.
The base model has a mullet setup with a 27.5” wheel at the back and a 29er up front. Suspension travel is 170 mm at both ends. Thok claim the weight is just 23.6 kg for size M. And they say the bike can carry 140 kg, which means the total permittable system weight is about 163.5kg, which is a lot!
Frame geometry looks sorted with a 64* head tube angle and 450 mm long chainstays. A 1.246 mm wheelbase for size M seems fine, not the most extreme for a 1170 mm travel bike. The £6.990 price tag is a bump up from the alloy TK01, as expected for a high-end carbon model.
The top-of-the-line model has mullet wheels too, and 170 mm travel at the back. But not up front. Here we find a 180 mm travel Fox 38 Factory fork. Thok claim the weight is just 23.3 kg for size M and it has the same total permittable system weight of about 163.5kg.
Thok lists the same geometry for the Gram RC, which doesn’t make sense due to the longer fork. According to bikegeo.muha.cc the seat and head angle is 0.4* slacker. Other measurements are marginally different too, such as wheel base, reach and bottom bracket height.
The bikes are in stock and ready to be ordered from the Thok website.
We’ve previously tested the Thok TK01 and the new Thok Gram is similar in some ways. Both offers 170 mm suspension travel and both comes with the Shimano EP8 motor. So, why do Thok need two such bikes? The new Gram is the high-end version of their Super Enduro bike. It gets a new carbon frame with updated geometry. And it’s lighter. The base TK01 had a claimed weight of 24.7 kg. The new Gram is more than a kilo lighter.
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The Frame
The front of the frame has a bar between the headtube and downtube, just like the TK01. But the Gram frame has more of these cross bars, one above the motor, and one on top of the seat tube. Thok says these bars stiffen up the frame in all the right places while allowing flex in other parts. I’m thinking this could be a good way to stiffen up a frame that has a big battery opening in the downtube without adding too much weight.|
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Motor and battery
The Gram comes with the Shimano EP8, aka the EP800. As Shimano starts delivering the new EP801 motor in higher numbers, I guess Thok will switch to the newer motor. Regardless, these are both comfortable motors that are easy to control on rough trails, even at maximum assistance.Both Gram models are fitted with the 630 Wh Shimano battery. Many competitors use a 700-750 Wh battery these days. And that’s fine by me. It’s good to have options. 630 Wh will be enough for many people. Buying a bike with a slightly smaller battery saves money and weight.
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Thok Gram
Price: £6.990 (€6.290 ex VAT)The base model has a mullet setup with a 27.5” wheel at the back and a 29er up front. Suspension travel is 170 mm at both ends. Thok claim the weight is just 23.6 kg for size M. And they say the bike can carry 140 kg, which means the total permittable system weight is about 163.5kg, which is a lot!
Frame geometry looks sorted with a 64* head tube angle and 450 mm long chainstays. A 1.246 mm wheelbase for size M seems fine, not the most extreme for a 1170 mm travel bike. The £6.990 price tag is a bump up from the alloy TK01, as expected for a high-end carbon model.
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Thok Gram RC
Price: £8.990 (€8.400 ex VAT)The top-of-the-line model has mullet wheels too, and 170 mm travel at the back. But not up front. Here we find a 180 mm travel Fox 38 Factory fork. Thok claim the weight is just 23.3 kg for size M and it has the same total permittable system weight of about 163.5kg.
Thok lists the same geometry for the Gram RC, which doesn’t make sense due to the longer fork. According to bikegeo.muha.cc the seat and head angle is 0.4* slacker. Other measurements are marginally different too, such as wheel base, reach and bottom bracket height.
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Final words
Thok always offered well priced aluminium bikes. Now they introduce a model aimed at the high-end segment. Even though it’s a lighter bike with a carbon frame, the high permitted total weight of 163.5 kg leads me to believe this is a rugged and solid bike. It’s not a cheap bike, but prices aren’t bad compared to the competition. The Thok Gram bikes are among the lightest full power emtbs in the 170-180 mm travel Super Enduro category.The bikes are in stock and ready to be ordered from the Thok website.
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