It looks like the Talon's head tube is about .5 Cm shorter for a comparably sized Evoke. That difference can easily be made up with a spacer. however it looks like the RT1000 may have a headtube that's about 5 CM (I think I am reading that right) taller than the Evoke. Looks like the talon and evoke have racier geometry. While the RT1000 has the more geometry.