It was headed by Vice President of Manufacturing Hoppy Brooks, in his try to market motorcycle frames. Skip Hess started BMX Products, Inc. out of his house in Simi Valley, California in September 1974 along with mongoose hybrid bike his first product being the well-known Motomag One wheel. In its early years Hess recalled that about 600 frames per day have been produced at its Chatsworth, Los Angeles location.
Brunswick sold Mongoose to Pacific Cycle in 2000 and Pacific Cycle was purchased by Montreal-based Dorel Industries in 2004. By combining Pon.Bike and Dorel Sports, a leading bicycle firm on the earth shall be created, with a combined income of around 2.5 billion euro. Mongoose is a model name of bicycles originally mongoose kids bike designed, manufactured, and sold by BMX Products, Inc. RECO was an entirely owned manufacturing division created for insurance coverage functions to be separate from BMX Products, Inc, although RECO was all the time produced in-house.
