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On 2013-02-16 22:56, arizona wrote: Really? You get more than two weeks out of a deck of Bikes? That's great. Can't see how you manage that, though. Mine seem to get nasty and ready for the MCF pile way before the two week mark.
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Is anyone using the Bicycle Prestige Deck. It's very durable, shuffles well, not the greatest for fanning but who cares? Overall I find the to be a great deck for pure slight of hand effects. Although a bit pricey I have been farrow shuffling and bridging them for 3 days straight for a few hours a day and no nicks or dings on the edges or corners like you would get from a regular "paper" deck. Any other pros/cons anyone has found?
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Atom3339 Inner circle Spokane, WA 3242 Posts
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One of my pals just gifted me a Texan deck. Not opened yet. What are YOUR thoughts on this deck?
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arizona New user 87 Posts
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By breaking them in I will do a lot of fanning, springing and overhand shuffles and farrow face up into face down and let it sit in the card case with weights on top when I put them away. After two weeks of that is when I start doing sleights and manipulations with them with no trouble with it warping, farrowing or having slickness problems.
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Tfet New user 90 Posts
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On 2013-02-17 04:36, Poof-Daddy wrote: I think they are a little too slippery. They are also thicker than normal cards which puts off my touch for strike DL's and such. I have also tried the 100% plastic bicycle cards see here: http://www.difattamagic.com/index.php?pa......&find=Go Same deal. Slippery and thick. Then after a while they really seem sticky. I've washed them, Put fanning powder on them and such, But it seems like they "Wear" oddly. They are nice for certain things but as a regular deck... Nah BTW fanning powder IS NOT the answer! lol Found that out. |
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greig ewen Elite user 473 Posts
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Dan & Dave on their 'and then some' dvd have some good info about breaking in a deck and smoothing the edges etc. Through in a card clip and your cheap deck o bikes should last you a good while. Have fun. Greig
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Einmaliger Regular user Germany 199 Posts
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Although I think the Phoenix are better for many sleights, I use mostly bikes as they less expensive and "good enough".
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Carducci Special user Denver 543 Posts
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On 2013-02-17 11:52, Atom3339 wrote: Texan playing cards (below) are my favorite brand of playing cards. They handle better than anything else I've ever used, faro right out of the box, seem to last *much* longer and look beautiful when fanned.  I rarely use them both since they can be difficult to find at times but also the non-bordered back design is not always practical for me. I do have a few dozen decks set aside though. My go-to cards are tally-ho circle backs. I was also quite fond of league back bicycles when they were still in production. |
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Dea7h New user 53 Posts
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My vote goes to tally-ho as an alternative to bikes.
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