Brunswick bought Mongoose to Pacific Cycle in 2000 and Pacific Cycle was bought by Montreal-based Dorel Industries in 2004. By combining Pon.Bike and Dorel Sports, a leading bicycle company in the world shall be created, with a combined income of around 2.5 billion euro. Mongoose is a brand name of bicycles initially 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, even though RECO was always produced in-house.
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 house in Simi Valley, California in September 1974 together with his first product being the well-known Motomag One wheel. In its early years Hess recalled that about 600 frames per day were produced at its Chatsworth, Los Angeles location.
