So long as it doesn’t sap too much of the awesome power through bobbing I don’t see the problem.
I suspect it will be killed by luddites who’ve never tried it because they fear it will do exactly this. Or it ruins the clean lines. Or the UCI find something to dislike about it. Or something.
I’m no further into Road than a slack, steel framed CX with 28’s as the skinniest tyres ever fitted, but I’d never let go of my disc brakes, and embrace the 135 rear, but don’t see the need for through axles. I certainly wouldn’t discount a bike that had them though.
Stiffness vs spring is a big issue in road circles, I think.
Still got my full sus 1964 Moulton and this Dahon:
A small wheel bike can fairly fly along on a rough road with suspension, but they tend to pitch a bit under hard pedalling. The long wheelbase on the original Moultons helped avoid this.
I think suspension is redundant for large wheels on the road,. Grab a 29er ad use tyres like the 2.35″ Big Apples I’m using on my Scandal:
If you use back roads a lot, the Big Apples will swallow up almost anything and you don’t have the penalty of carrying all the weight of suspension, or any pedal bob.
I don’t know how people who ride for speed would get on with them, but it makes putting a 100 mile day in dead easy, or at least comfortable.