John Fentress uses a bicycle to make deliveries for Velo Coffee Roasters.WHOSE VIEW?
Name: John Fentress Age: 22 Job: Velo Coffee Roasters bicycle delivery man Wage: $10/hour plus profit split with owner Guru Shah Years in the job: One year Best part:”I don’t call it a job. I have only fun working here.” Worst part:”Sometimes I get over-caffeinated. But everyone here loves it when I do.”
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People give John Fentress some weird looks when he does his job.
The 22-year-old attaches a long metal trailer to his bicycle, fills it with bags of coffee from Velo Coffee Roasters and pedals through downtown making deliveries once every week.
“It’s always a head-turning moment,” Fentress said, laughing.