Why they leave their cars at home
by RL PolicarEAGLE COUNTY – His friend, Bill Nutkins, calls him a postman – riding through rain, shine, sleet or snow.
Tim “TC” Carlson, who received the 2005 Commuter of the Year Award from ECO-Trails, rides his bike 21 miles to work from West Vail to Edwards every day – about 5,460 miles a year.
In the summer, he rides his road bike. In the winter, he rides a 20-year old Diamondback mountain bike with rust and multi-colored spray paint he originally found in the trash.
