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ORANGE BIKES

Postby dat8962 » Sep 10th, '06, 18:01



Well, I finaally got me a brick of the new orange bikes. Not really worth following the review template here as they're the same as any normal deck of Bikes but with an orange back (a sort of dull orange rather than bright).

So why bother at £2.50 per deck when you can pick up other colours for much cheaper?

Well, for a start they're different and because they're new, you won't see too many of these around for the time being. I had to special order these as I've not seen any of the mainstream dealers carrying these so far - even cards4magic!. However, my MAIN reason is that I've finally now got the 5th colour that I need to make up a set of cards for Queens out of Control using genuine USPCC stock :lol:

No more sticky cheapo plastic feeling cards when performing Queens. HOORAY!!!!!!! The 6th Queen and the 3 Jokers I'm planning to use Tally's, assuming that the Tally Queens are the same as the Bike Queen on the face?

Also, can anyone let me know if the jokers in the Tally decks are both the same or does one come printed with a guarentee on it, as with the Bikes? Info appreciated.

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Postby GaMeR » Sep 10th, '06, 19:03

I was thinking the same thing for Queens! :)

As for Tally queens, yes you can use the queen but not the joker. One joker is a colored cowboy, the other is the quarentee card with no picture.

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Postby dat8962 » Sep 10th, '06, 19:22

Thanks for that advice - looks like I'll have to go for some Vintage Bikes :lol:

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Postby Renato » Sep 11th, '06, 17:38

I got a pack of these too - they're great quality, and excellent ideas for something like a 'Faded Back' effect and/or routine.

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Postby Mandrake » Sep 11th, '06, 17:50

Can you give a clue as to where to get these from in the UK please?

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Postby magicmonkey » Sep 11th, '06, 18:59

found this on google mandrake, £4.99 though!
http://www.worldmagicshop.co.uk/product ... c72fb3214a

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Postby Renato » Sep 11th, '06, 19:53

I picked mine up at the House of Magic UK in Stourbridge...if their website is working again (edit: no it's not) I doubt you'd find them on there, but if you phoned them up they'd send you what you needed I'm sure provided they had them in stock.

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Postby dat8962 » Sep 11th, '06, 22:06

How much did you pay at HOM?

I bought mine from Magic Magic on ebay. Highly recommended ebay dealer and based in Bournemouth so I can drop in by appointment and pick them up.

I paid £2.50 per deck but did order a brick to get them at this price (and I'm a very regular customer which makes a difference :lol: )

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Postby Mandrake » Sep 11th, '06, 22:46

Thanks guys, £4.99 a deck is a bit steep but is on a par with the US sites for individual decks. I can't really justify buying a brick, unfortunately. Ho Hum, such is life!

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Postby Renato » Sep 12th, '06, 13:54

dat8962 wrote:How much did you pay at HOM?


Pretty much the same as magicmonkey, a fiver. But I hadn't seen them before so I thoughtm might as well give them a go!

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Postby lalacup » Sep 12th, '06, 16:36

lol there is a shop i know in my country which sells all kinds of bikes, tally hos, bees, aladdin etc cards. those cards are beauty but its really not quite worth the extra money for some normal cards with just different colours =\

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Postby Renato » Sep 12th, '06, 17:09

Depends. They can be very useful for some effects of creating your own routines.

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Postby russellmagic » Sep 12th, '06, 17:23

such as green and red for the festive season! :lol:

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Postby lalacup » Sep 12th, '06, 17:36

lol sometimes i just prefer to use red and blue lol. my friend bought and gave me this plastic bicycle deck lol it cant fan or spread but its very fun to use it to do a riffle shuffle. the sound it produces is nice :lol: :D :D

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