Brian Nystrom wrote:
Crescentius Vespasianus wrote:
This guy Ingram says he killed rbp, to save children.
Parts of Ingrams rants:
lunatic ranting snipped

Tim obviously has delusions of grandeur and apparently believes that he
actually has influence in this world. Sad and laughable. Anyone who's
been here for any length of time filtered his rants out years ago. I
didn't even realize that he still posted here.

If RBP goes away, it's simply a symptom of what's happening to Usenet in
general. It's basically a relic of the early days of the Internet. There
are so many other outlets for discussions, most of which are graphical,
more interesting (at least visually), and easier for most people to find
and access, that this text-only format is probably going to go the way
of the dinosaurs.

Additionally, it seems that the "kayak craze" that raged for a decade or
so is over. I've seen it in the reduced participation in local clubs and
heard it from dealers. There is still a decent market, but there aren't
as many people getting into paddling as there were in years past.
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I'm a baby boomer, big time cyclist, and
a paddler. I paddle a sit-on-top
prowler 13 in the Sea of Cortez, and
have never seen many paddlers there, so
I'm in no position to see any trend
there. But in cycling I've seen the
trend you are talking about in paddling
in cycling. Also I live in Arizona,
where people are moving here in droves,
but yet in the local century rides, I
have seen a huge drop in participation.
I have many theories, like triathlons
seem to be the rage, and running, but
endurance cycling is way down. It seem
that spending 5-7 hours on a bike just
doesn't appeal anymore. The running
events, and cycling take about half the
time. So it could be a time squeeze on
peoples time. And as we all know, you
really have to like kayaking to do it,
as it takes preparation, and there is a
big time commitment.