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I like to think aesthetics don't matter much to me, but in the back of my mind when I filled out the survey was exactly this bike.

I got my first "real" mountain bike in 1999, at that point in my life and for many years after, I didn't care about aesthetics. That is evident by the 2nd bike I bought, arguably one of the ugliest bikes every created: The KHS Witchdoctor At the time I didn't care because it was a bike that I saw in magazines, came with name brand parts and I got it on clearance for like 50% off. As I got older aesthetics started to come into play. If the bike looked good I felt like I would want to ride it...

"...arguably one of the ugliest bikes every created: The KHS Witchdoctor..." absolutely no argument here. That was real? and the internet was invented already, as evidenced by "maxxis.com" on the tires? witchdoctor getting sued for malpractice dude...bad juju...look at that thing!!! as for this yellow retro bike you have now: gumwall tires piss me off because I know they perform worse, which makes their pleasing look actually disgusting. Ew! The first 29er I rode for any length of time was one of those Nail'd Its by Marin and it just rolled so fast I became numb to the insectoid vibe...

I'm pretty lucky. I definitely care about looks, and I feel like my riding is enhanced when I know my bike looks good. Fortunately, bikes which perform well tend to look good to me and there are plenty of options. I'd say I'm performance-minded, but definitely aesthetics-aware.

I think a great example of modern frame anesthetics is the new Gen 2 privateers. I think it looks great, it has everything that "modern mountain bikers" want, external routing, size specific chainstays that are also adjustable, room for a bottle, the right reach numbers, high stack, mixed wheel compatible, but because of that little bend in the top tube they think it's ugly and it's ruled out for most people. Seriously, when did bends in tubes become ugly? Hydroformed aluminum was what everyone wanted not that long ago.

That new Privateer looks ok to me. I had a Ripmo AF even though that top tube bend is of the can’t be unseen variety. Performance first, unless it’s got a million bearings in it like the current Enduro. That got old real quick.

as much as I'd like to admit that I prefer function over fashion.. a quick look back at my quiver tells me I like a good looking bike. As others have stated, hard to find a bad / ugly bike nowadays; but frame silhouette, serviceability and part availability are my priorities, in that order. +1 for look good, feel good, ride good 🤷‍♂️

Haha, the Ripmo AF looks good to me! I love the way Ibis bikes used to look, especially the mojo. The HD6 doesn't do it for me like the Mojo HD 3-5 did, love the ways those look and ride.

How much? A lot. Got ride a '20 Wolf Ridge. Damn thing pedaled and descended really, really, really well. But look at it. Personally I couldn't get past the aesthetics, lack of water bottle mount be damned.