Is it a no brainier to go with Kenevo? its a 460w battery model 2019.
I wouldn't say I'm in the same position as you, but there are some similarities.
I was pretty much 100% on a Thok, but when it did actually come time to order I did question myself and wonder if a levo/kenevo would be the way to go - would it be better ?? Would it have better support ?
This year started with a Decathlon emtb. Had lots of electronic/water problems and whilst Decathlon were helpful, they didn't stick to their promised repair times and I lost faith in the bike after numerous breakdowns.. So that went.
Bought an E8000 bike from the local bike shop next so I'd have better support and a far better bike. The e8000 was great, but the bike shop support was worse than none existent (they'd break more things than they fixed - which I had to pay for) and the bike manufacturer offered zero support - so I basically had a bike with no warranty despite being bought from a shop. I was fed up with the bike because of this and also had outgrown it's abilities .. so that went..
So by this point I was more than happy to buy a direct to customer bike, because I figured the support couldn't be any worse and if there were problems I was now happy to just fix these myself.
Thok looked perfect .. I got over my Spesh/Thok doubt and contacted Thok to purchase ... Unfortunately, no reply (their holiday) and then spotted a Kenevo Expert - New - for less than the price of the Mig. It was a no brainer really .. Less money for a Kenevo and I'd have worry free support for two years from Spesh ..
So back to your question. The Kenevo is amazing .. But I've not ridden a Thok.
I think the comp has the 1.2 motor and not the 1.3 motor, so you'll be down on power slightly.
I'd say from comparisons riding and strava times, the Brose 1.3 is slightly quicker than the E8000 , so the 1.2 Brose would be slightly slower. For what you're doing though, this is probably irrelevant.
The 460w is only 10% smaller than the 500w .. yes, we all want more ... but is that enough ? If the 1.2 pulls less power than the 1.3, then in theory a 1.2 with a 460 probably has the same range as a 1.3 with a 500.
You won't have your Thok point, so I'm not sure how that will work out with your other ideas with regard to your business .
So the final part is support. IF you do go with the Kenevo, make sure you have full warranty support. I bought mine through an internet Specialized dealer. My battery seems to have a weird power fault so I took it to a spesh dealer just to have it tested - they wouldn't touch it because I'd purchased from the internet. I think I've been written off by specialisedridercare on here as mad because my battery fault isn't consistent and other than an acknowledgement email from the seller that they've had my problem request, I've not heard anything .. So it looks like I'm pretty much stuck with another bike with no warranty. Fortunately, it's a great bike so I don't care - though it would be nice to be able to ride more than 35km's without having to turn the motor off or ride flat.
Your question is a difficult one !!!!! not sure if any of that helps with your thoughts.
