It was headed by Vice President of Manufacturing Hoppy Brooks, in his try to market motorcycle frames. Skip Hess began BMX Products, Inc. out of his residence in Simi Valley, California in September 1974 along with mongoose mountain bicycles his first product being the famous Motomag One wheel. In its early years Hess recalled that about 600 frames per day have been produced at its Chatsworth, Los Angeles location.
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 number one bicycle company on the planet shall be created, with a mixed revenue of round 2.5 billion euro. Mongoose is a model name of bicycles initially designed, manufactured, and bought by BMX Products, Inc. RECO was an entirely owned manufacturing division created for insurance coverage functions to be separate from BMX Products, Inc, even though RECO was all the time produced in-house.