While in college, I lived in New York City, and had a job at McGrady’s Colossal Pizza.  Evan McGrady himself was one of the coolest bosses I ever had; he was strict about pizzas being delivered on time, but he was always courteous, funny, and passionate about his work. When I started at McGrady’s Colossal Pizza, I had a regular old bike to deliver pizzas, and when someone ordered the 22 inch colossal pizza for which McGrady’s was famous, I had a lot of trouble carrying it on my bicycle. Evan told me that his previous delivery boy had used an electric bike to save time and energy on pedaling.

I expected to have the job at McGrady’s for a while, so I bought an electric bike for myself and used it to deliver pizzas.  The electric bike worked out great!  I never found myself out of breath again (except after climbing eight story apartment buildings!).  In addition, McGrady gave me a raise because he knew I had spent money on the electric bike and he also thought I was doing a great job!