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Heh, I didn't say it looked nice (think the photo of the wildcat you've used is a bit unfair though, you can fit them nicely...)! I had one for a bit, didn't play nice with Jones bars and it really needs spacers for drop bars or you lose a bunch of hand positions and it gets in the way of cables etc.
The old Revelate harness was a bit of a pain with the rubber blocks but it looks like they've fixed that with the new one.
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I personally think it's a pretty crude way of dealing with the stability issue. From both an aesthetic view and stability wise.
I know they're not alone in handling it this way....but I prefer keeping things as close and tucked in as possible.
For me the answer is to protect the junction better where harnesses attach to the headtube or stem, rather than stretch straps between the harness and forks to keep things further forward...which only moves the contact points and friction from the front of the headtube to the crown of the forks. but this is all just my personal opinion. I actually had a little product in mind related to this discussion...but sadly I can't make anything at the moment as I'm sans workshop.
Obviously my ideal solution is my mini, curved rack to remove the harness from the bars completely...but that's just my preference. :)