If it makes you happy, do it. Life's too short to care what the rest of us geeks, dweebs, and ****zes think about the bike you like. You're the one who's going to be riding it, so get something that makes you smile (unless that means riding with no saddle if that's your thing, no one wants to see that no matter if it does make you smile).

I was Unaware that Voodoo was still making bikes?
They were back in the day a good bike........Is it new or from older times?? Good stuff I am sure

I meant for this thread to be a discussion about this particular frame, not a "should I buy this" thread. But thanks for the advice; it's something good to keep in mind.

The Maji is a new frame that Voodoo just started putting out this year. There is a brief biography of the company at the beginning of the article linked in the OP.

Wonder what kind of MTBs that urbanvelo dude's been riding? My 15" (38cm) MTB has a 56cm effective top tube. I have had some short top-tubed MTBs from back in the day, but "serious" MTBs made after 1990 or so rarely have short top tubes.

Major toe overlap on this shorty from 1988 !
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2690/...5c6d96a2_z.jpg
1988 Giant Iguana by Lester Of Puppets, on Flickr