mtb aesthetics

Steve Potts gets it, Bob Brown gets it, Don McClung (Backyard Bicycles) gets it, Steve Garro gets it, Mike Flanigan gets it, Tony Pereira, the designer of the original Raleigh XXIX gets it, and no doubt there are others.
What's to get? That unsuspended mtb's look goofy with suspension-adjusted frames and forks. While I am not against mechanical suspension per-se, if you ain't gonna use it, your bike will look so much better without a steep downtube, ultra-short headtube and overlong fork blades. 'Nuff said