Red Delicious is subject to a condition called water core when left on the tree too long. Red Delicious colour up poorly during hot summers such as we just experienced and are subject to a orange sun scald. Growers delayed harvest until the cool fall nights had a chance to properly colour the fruit but risked some water core by doing so. It had its fifteen minutes in the sun. Depending on the whims of fashion it could well make a comeback.
Fads are like that.
Skateboarding tends to fall into the same category. Its popularity is cyclical and in many ways, age-specific. Kids waiting to get their first taste of life behind a steering wheel find the thrill of skateboarding to be great. Once they feel the earth move as they shift into gear for the first time, their perspective changes. The playground moves from the parking lot to the highways and the skateboard is left behind.