I was in the same situation as you. I chose the Kona Dew plus over the Trek because the Kona has a stronger Aluminum alloy and the components were a notch higher for a lower price. Plus disk brakes were on the Kona where they were lacking on the Trek. All in all, I felt the Kona had more to offer for the same, if not lower price.
Personally, I also felt more as one when I rode the bike. As if the bike were an extension of me, rather than a machine I was operating.
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Please dont outsmart the censor. That is a very expensive censor and every time one of you guys outsmart it it makes someone at the home office feel bad. We dont wanna do that. So dont cleverly disguise bad words.