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 quantity one bicycle firm on the planet shall be created, with a mixed revenue of round 2.5 billion euro. Mongoose is a model name of bicycles originally designed, manufactured, and offered by BMX Products, Inc. RECO was a wholly owned manufacturing division created for insurance functions to be separate from BMX Products, Inc, although RECO was always produced in-house.
It was headed by Vice President of Manufacturing Hoppy Brooks, in his attempt to market motorbike frames. Skip Hess started BMX Products, Inc. out of his house in Simi Valley, California in September 1974 together mongoose kids bike with 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.