Category Archives: USPC

Streamline.

Ah. Its finally Friday. Not that I’m doing anything over summer anyways besides tutoring other students…Spent the day learning from Lennart Green effects. As usual. Forgive me,  I took the pictures later in the day than I usually do.

Name: Streamline “Rite Aid”
Date: 6.18.2009

Cost: ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
Streamline is supposed to be a ’budget’ type deck of cards. This cost me somewhere between 2 and 3$ at a Rite Aid. This was before I figured out it was a Streamline deck. Screw it.

Streamline : Ace of Spades
Streamline : Ace of Spades

Availability: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○
These are quite available. But why in the world would you even want them.

Streamlne : Spread. Ew.
Streamlne : Spread. Ew.

Life/Finish: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Streamline : Macro
Streamline : Macro

If you had a choice between these and smooth alladins, You choose alladins. Not these. it’s a plasticky card. Which means slippery. No fanning for you. Spreads are uneven. Your well practice magic sleights are now crap. Etc. etc…yea…Life on the other hand is ok. Its plastic so it has higher sweat/heat resistance. Which makes these good for card counting and throwing and such.

Faro: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Streamline : Faro
Streamline : Faro

Nothing you can’t work with. I’m just going to be unfavorable towards the shoddy control quality on the printing though.

Back Design: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Streamline : Wow. Quality control please.
Streamline : Wow. Quality control please.

The really bad quality control on the printing. Makes this deck. One way. On the other hand, it’s a ‘solid’ one color design that comes in red and blue. it’s a flowery and flowery stemmy motif of some sort. Not my type of card. But whatever.

Card throwing : ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥  ○ ○ ○ ○
Throwing? You’re throwing your cards around? Shame on you. I mean. .. ..I was doing that card spin to bounce juggling thing where it keeps on bouncing off the back of your hand thing. Whatever that’s called. The cards popped some of my blood vessels or something. Oh well. So. They’re good for hurting ppl if you’re accurate..? Plastic does give it weight I guess.

Comments

Streamline : No Way >_>
Streamline : No Way >_>

-Aren’t you glad I write these posts. Now you know what to avoid. Streamlines. We’ll keep it short. You have better options out there.  They’re plasticky cards. Not the best in terms of consistency. Not at all. You won’t get better using these. You won’t enjoy using these either. You’ll like that they’re available and have a long plastic life. Streamlines. They’re generic stick your brand on it cards. In this case. Rite Aid. That one pharmacy drugstore supermarket chain store thing. Uh huh. Whatever. I wouldn’t use these. But I do. Because. They were lying around :/

–Kudos ♪♫

Bicycle Prestige

Saturday. hahaha more bicycles!

Name: Bicycle Prestige Gold and Silver
Date: 6.13.2009

Cost: ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
They’re usually sold as a set. Gold. Silver. Cheapest place I can remember is about 17$ shipping included from Penguin magic. Yea…penguin. Silly penguin magic.

Prestige : The Ace of Spades is clean.
Prestige : The Ace of Spades is clean.

Availability: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

Available at various online shops and eBay in the 17-22$ price range.

Prestige : 52 + Blanks + Jokers
Prestige : 52 + Blanks + Jokers

Life/Finish: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○

Prestige : Macro
Prestige : Macro

So. What to say. This is probably the top of the line bicycle stock. Supposedly. Take a regular pack of bicycles. Those suck compared to these. A strong card. Stack it next to those white bordered bees. They’re just as thick. Unfortunately. Leaving it in bad weather is still a bad idea. Maybe they’ll have weatherproof cards eventually. Which can resist heat and rain. And crimping :/ This is not a thin deck of bicycles. Strength of snap will last a while. And then some. Metallic ink? Really? Even better. Quality control. Yea. It’s there.

Prestige : Thick.
Prestige : Thick.

Faro: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○

Prestige : Faro
Prestige : Faro

Strong. Fluid. Cards weave together naturally.

Back Design: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○ ○

Prestige : Uninteresting Spread
Prestige : Uninteresting Spread

Its your 808 rider back. In gold and silver. You must feel rich when using these. Or a total loser. Because these aren’t just everyday cards.

Color Changing: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ○ ○

Prestige : 2 More Colors
Prestige : 2 More Colors

Get a double. Have the person sign the gold/silver card. Change it for a quick and awesome souvenir. At least that’s what I use the gold deck for. I call it Midas’ touch. You know. King Midas. The guy who changed everything he touched to gold. Filler replacement with undercover switch. In my green bicycles on St. Patrick’s day. Because these cards do not belong in crappy bicycle decks. Must match the stock. So go for green and orange and color change those.

Prestige : My opinion leans towards black sealed bikes being awesome.
Prestige : My opinion leans towards black sealed bikes being awesome.

Comments

Prestige : Way to go.
Prestige : Way to go.

-Welcome back to the bicycle 808 series. Its gold and silver prestige today. Made for some guy in Italy or something. He has good taste. In color and stock type. Why can’t all bicycles just be like this. Oh. Then it’d be 8$ a pack. Hm. No thanks. Green bicycles are still the best value. Orange bicycles are still the best with blanks. Among other bicycles we(the royal we) haven’t got to yet. 2 deck set. Typical jokers and faces. 2 blanks instead of poker rules. Comes in a black box. Which I just use to hold other decks upright. Good for color changing. Good stock for practice and performance. Overall good. The price definitely matches up. Good for a collection. Good just to have. But I guess you’re just paying for status.

–Kudos ♪♫