One positive factor of living in South Beach has to be the ability to enjoy outdoor sports such as cycling, even in the winter.
Miami Heat star LeBron James has been known to take the occasional ride around town on his bicycle, including treks to practices and games.
Teammate and fellow cycling enthusuiast Ray Allen has occasionally joined James on his outings and recently told Fox Sports Florida’s Chris Tomasson a story of one such trip, which was telling in just how competitive the NBA’s best player can be.
“Me and LeBron were riding one time from his house (to practice at AmericanAirlines Arena),” said Allen, who said he and James get recognized when they’re riding and often get honks of approval. “There was one of LeBron’s (management) guys riding with us. Three bikers, they passed us…. I looked at LeBron and said, ‘You know we can’t let them go by us like that.’ So we left the (management) guy behind us and we rode all the way (to the arena) and caught their tails. It was pretty funny.”
While James may like to win, he admitted that he is not a better rider than his teammate, who bought a $10,000 custom-made ultra-light bike in 2010.
“Ray’s got clips and all that stuff,” James said. “So I’ll give it to him.”
The ultimate sighting would be seeing the two riding around town on a tandem ride together, but I suspect that may slow them down a little too much.
