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 might be created, with a mixed revenue of round 2.5 billion euro. Mongoose is a model name of bicycles initially designed, manufactured, and sold by BMX Products, Inc. RECO was a completely owned manufacturing division created for insurance coverage purposes 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 attempt to market bike frames. Skip Hess started BMX Products, Inc. out of his home in Simi Valley, California in September 1974 along with mongoose hybrid bike his first product being the famous Motomag One wheel. In its early years Hess recalled that about 600 frames per day were produced at its Chatsworth, Los Angeles location.
