| About Function Bikes... |
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Function Bikes was started with a simple premise - To design performance parts based on sound engineering principles for gravity racing and mountain biking that don't cost an arm and a leg. You may have guessed that Function was started by a couple of guys who love to ride, but you may be surprised to know that these guys also have an impressive background in engineering and design as well. Check out the bios below: Aaron Bland (President and Lead Designer): A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aaron's passion for mountain biking goes way back to when he began racing cross country and DH as a teenager in Wisconsin. As he honed his technical know-how in college, he began dreaming up crazy ideas for applying his engineering prowess to mountain bikes. After college, Aaron landed a gig designing frames for PDC Racing in British Columbia and later attended the UBI bike school in Ashland, OR, which saw him take his bike design skills to the next level. Prior to founding Function Bikes, Aaron also worked on engineering projects from fire fighting equipment to race car parts and everything in between. He's stoked to finally have a company committed to bringing customers the sweetest performance parts and bikes you'll find, all made with pride right here in beautiful Oregon. Aaron's philosophy is to keep it clean, keep it simple, and avoid the marketing fluff to deliver only the stuff that works to our customers.  Brian Wismann (Vice-President and Creative Director): Brian's background is product design and race car design, having worked on everything from computer speakers to V12 powered road cars. A relative newbie to the sport, Brian's on a steep learning curve - but he's found that if you're riding with Aaron, you either keep up or get left behind! Perscribing to Aaron's philosophy, Brian keeps the Function Bikes look clean and sweet with bold, high constrast graphics and designs anyone could feel proud to be seen riding.  Joe Wismann AKA - "The Heat" (Chief of Operations): Joe brings a wealth of experience to our team because, well... he's old. A former Ranger and Special Operations commander in the Army, Joe's the voice of discipline and organization behind the scenes. Outside of his military experience, Joe's been responsible for retrofitting helicopters and aircraft as well as leading a race car manufacturing company. His interest in biking stems from being an amateur triathelete, and while he prefers to keep the tires on the road, we're determined to get him up on the trails. Don't get us wrong... he was a former Ranger and Colonel in the Army, but he's very friendly and a joy to talk to... he just has to kill you afterwards. Just kidding. 
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