It was headed by Vice President of Manufacturing Hoppy Brooks, in his try and market motorcycle frames. Skip Hess started BMX Products, Inc. out of his home in Simi Valley, California in September 1974 with mongoose mountain bicycles his first product being the well-known Motomag One wheel. In its early years Hess recalled that about 600 frames per day had been produced at its Chatsworth, Los Angeles location.
Brunswick bought 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 quantity one bicycle company in the world shall be created, with a mixed income of round 2.5 billion euro. Mongoose is a brand name of bicycles initially designed, manufactured, and bought by BMX Products, Inc. RECO was a completely owned manufacturing division created for insurance purposes to be separate from BMX Products, Inc, although RECO was always produced in-house.
