Picture this: four robotic arms working in perfect harmony, tracing circular patterns like some kind of futuristic dance performance. But instead of creating art, they're printing the walls of an actual farm. Welcome to Itaca, a project that just wrapped up its construction in the hills of Northern Italy, and it's changing how we think about building homes. WASP, the Italian company behind this audacious venture, just finished printing the walls of what they're calling the first certified 3D-printed construction in Italy.
We Generation X people are made of stern stuff. The latchkey generation; the ones raised on convenience foods that probably bordered on the radioactive; the kids sent out at daybreak and told to return only when the street lights came on.
Enduro racing is one of the most exciting and interesting formats in mountain biking. But with long days, hard-to-access locations, and segmented race locations, it's also one of the hardest to understand. The enduro race format, enduro bike setup, and proximity to downhill often lead to more confusion about the sport. As interest grows, I want to outline what enduro mountain biking is. Why it's so awesome, and why you should be paying attention to what I believe is the purest form of mountain biking.
"Friends thought we were nuts," recalls Helen. Today, they're considered pioneers. The eco nirvana they've created, surrounded by 72,000 trees which they painstakingly planted to offset their carbon footprint..."
