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 firm on the planet might be created, with a mixed revenue of around 2.5 billion euro. Mongoose is a model name of bicycles initially designed, manufactured, and offered 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 at all times 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 mountain bicycles 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.