skˈɪp hˈɛs stˈɑːɹɾᵻd bˌiːˌɛmˈɛks pɹˈɑːdʌkts, ˈɪŋk. ˌaʊɾəv hɪz hˈoʊm ɪn sˈɪmi vˈæli, kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ wɪð hɪz fˈɜːst pɹˈɑːdʌkt bˌiːɪŋ ðə fˈeɪməs mˈɑːɾəmˌæɡ wˈʌn wˈiːl.
Skip Hess started BMX Products, Inc. out of his home in Simi Valley, California in September 1974 with his first product being the famous Motomag One wheel.