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 mixed revenue of around 2.5 billion euro. Mongoose is a brand name of bicycles initially 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 always produced in-house.
It was headed by Vice President of Manufacturing Hoppy Brooks, in his try to market motorbike frames. Skip Hess began BMX Products, Inc. out of his home in Simi Valley, California in September 1974 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.