"bike lanes are a commie plot!"

...according to Dan Maes, a Republican candidate for Colorado's governorship.  Acknowledging that some might find his theories "kooky," Maes went ahead and offered some kooky theories about how Denver's increasing bike-friendliness is a surreptitious means to turn the city into a "United Nations community" (n.b. he didn't use the word "surreptitious"):

"At first, I thought, 'Gosh, public transportation, what's wrong with that, and what's wrong with people parking their cars and riding their bikes? And what's wrong with incentives for green cars?' But if you do your homework and research, you realize ICLEI is part of a greater strategy to rein in American cities under a United Nations treaty," Maes said.

Look out for the Dan Maes stage on the upcoming Mustache Ride 2.