Brunswick offered 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 company on the planet will be created, with a mixed income of round 2.5 billion euro. Mongoose is a brand name of bicycles originally mongoose kids bike designed, manufactured, and sold by BMX Products, Inc. RECO was a completely 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 attempt to market motorcycle frames. Skip Hess started BMX Products, Inc. out of his residence in Simi Valley, California in September 1974 with his first product being the famous Motomag One wheel. In its early years Hess recalled that about 600 frames per day had been produced at its Chatsworth, Los Angeles location.