Pegas reborn: Romania's communist bicycle returns with oomph and style

A proletariat era symbol gets a modern makeover as a nostalgic nation warms up to its iconic bike brand

In communist Romania, almost every child had a Pegas bicycle. In a country cut off from the outside world, the state-owned company's distinctive bikes were all people knew. However, with the violent end of Nicolae CeauETMescu's reign in 1989, all that changed.