Monthly Archives: May 2009

Bicycle, Playing Cards

Orange.

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Its Sunday. the end of may. Another short day. We’ll go with Orange Rider Backs today. which means i don’t have to write as much because they’re quite similar in awesometasticness to green bicycles. Lets go.

Name: Bicycle 808 Orange

Date: 5.31.2009

Cost: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○ ○

Well, I haven’t really stated it, but cost is the factor against quality and availability and such.

Orange bicycles. They’ll run you around 5-6 a pack wherever you find them.

Bicycle Orange : AoS , nothing new here. Good.
Bicycle Orange : AoS , nothing new here. Good.

Availability: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○

Readily available at many, many online stores. You should look around for the better price. I think I went with mjmmagic for these.

Bicycle Orange : Extended Family ;--;
Bicycle Orange : Extended Family ;--;

Life/Finish: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○

Like the Green Bicycles. Emits only excellence. That black seal on the back of the box must be for awesome,,,,unlike black seals found elsewhere : /. Basically, what all bicycles should look to be.

Bicycle Orange : Closeup
Bicycle Orange : Closeup

(lol, can’t really tell the difference.)

Faro: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○

The faro capability of this bicycle deck is once again, made of win and awesome.

Bicycle Orange : Spread
Bicycle Orange : Spread

Back Design: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○

The rider back design. In orange. Orange you glad you’re not restricted to using red and blue? And green?

Bicycle Orange : Color Stash
Bicycle Orange : Color Stash

Giant Fan : ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○

Bicycle Orange : Giant Fan
Bicycle Orange : Giant Fan

I need work on my fans. But these turn out nicely, even if you(read: I) suck. No…cards do not make you better…its just an illusion of making you better.

Comments

-Okay, so instead of yesterday’s green bicycles, these are FRICKIN’ ORANGE !

Bicycle Orange : >__<
Bicycle Orange : >__<

Ahem.

I think they were made for some magic company. Mjm? I should do more research. But that’s what rambling is all about. Unfortunately, the pricing is a little higher than usual. Between green and orange, I’d prefer green for simplicity and cost. Orange is…a little on the high end of cards. But cost doesn’t matter..at the moment..heheh..highly recommended nonetheless.

–Kudos ♪♫

Bicycle, Playing Cards

Green Bicycle

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Name: Bicycle 808 Green

Date: 5.30.2009

Cost: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○ ○

So, buying direct from Magicbox.uk , located on the internet, the pricing per decks is quite cheap. Unfortunately, shipping to the US kills it. As in shipping matches the price of a deck. I picked up a brick of these for about 45$ = 3-4 $ a deck. But for super bikes, that’s a good price.

Bicycle Green : A distant cousin?
Bicycle Green : A distant cousin?

Availability: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○

Available through magicbox.uk, or ebay retailers, depending on where you want to pay. Personally I’d support magicbox, so they can continue to provide them.

Bicycle Green : 52 + These 4 (Texas Hold'em sure is popular)
Bicycle Green : 52 + These 4 (Texas Hold'em sure is popular)

Life/Finish: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○

Bicycle Green : Typical faces
Bicycle Green : Typical faces

Top quality bicycle brand. Only negative comment was the first deck I opened had a click bend in it. Probably from the 1 month ship time it took from the UK to California. How depressing. Though the second one I opened a week after it settled was near perfect. So near perfect. If bicycle brand is your tool of choice, you should consider using this deck. Deck box doesn’t mention a finish, but it’s a safe bet its air-cushioned bicycle.

Bicycle Green : Spread
Bicycle Green : Spread

Faro: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○

The faro capability of this bicycle deck is made of win and awesome.

Bicycle : Shuffle
Bicycle : Shuffle

Back Design: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○

The rider back design. In green. Green with envy? You bet.

Carnahan Fan : ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○

Bicycle Green : Carnahan
Bicycle Green : Carnahan

Why did I even pick this move. I dunno. Probably the thing I was working on at the moment. As you can see either the deck isn’t perfect. Or I’m not perfect. Shrugs. Still,,,green fans are always neat.

Comments

-They’re GREEN. ! ! ! ! ! WTH GREEN ! 11 !! !

Bicycle Green : o O
Bicycle Green : o O

If these were readily available in retail stores, that would be a good idea. Please don’t confuse these with the Bicycle Eco that’s currently in retail stores and such.  But. They’re only available from magicbox. Which also carries other neatly colored bicycle decks. Yay ;–; If you’re starting out in cardwork, there might not be much here to distinguish from a regular bicycle deck. The faces are all the same for that matter. Except the texas hold’em rules are printed in black and green. Smart. Save on printing. If you’ve been at it for awhile, you can be assured this deck will have a longer life in use. In pricing, you should pick these up in sets of more than 1, or the price will kill you. Also makes a good holiday or St. Patricks day themed gift or part magical assistance.

–Kudos ♪♫