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Well I could use a bike deck for like 2 months haha itas just it wouldnt be very nice. My friend Jared is a good magician also and he uses a deck for about 2 months. But for myself I love to fan cards, im kind of a show off that way. He just likes worn in decks to spring them and all that stuff. But what it comes down too is the magic trick. And I always like having a new deck to perform.

Well we all have our own opinion don't we? I like new deck that's been riffle shuffled and dribbled a good few times. Doesn't warp the deck much but gives it a bit of life. For me it bridges the gap nicely between a new deck and one that some XCMer has been messing with for a day.

magic_evmeister wrote: I like new deck that's been riffle shuffled and dribbled a good few times.

Got to agree - like a new deck thats been 'warmed up a little'. I don't tend to perform that often, so I have an old deck (ive had it for years now!) that i play about with - riffle shuffle and fancy cuts etc, and a couple i tend to switch between when performing, which I replace when they get grubby which isn't too often luckily.

Alex

I'm fairly new with card tricks, so especially during the low key time of the year (with school, that is), I have a pack of cards in my hands about 5-6 hours a day. That leads me to change my deck every week or so. It must be the excitement of learning a new hobby, lol.

I live in Canada and I picked up a brick of bicycles for $35 CAD including tax, which isn't too bad I guess!

Before, the issue was not wanting to open a brand new pack, because of the guiltiness that it will become frayed, it was a sickness!

I tend to use standard bicycles a lot, but recently I have just got some ghost cards, I dont really use them for performance, well not yet....they have a real good quality feel to them, have been playing with them for 2 weeks non stop now and they still feel great.
I also have some Tally Hos that I play about with and peform with, I really like these cards, they handle really well and they look nice too. Oh and i have just got some Jerry Nuggets too , im into XCM a bit and these cards feel so different to any other cards.

Back on the subject of matter, normal bicycles usually last me 3 to 4 weeks.

When ppl say a brick of bikes how much decks is that?

TylerD wrote:When ppl say a brick of bikes how much decks is that?

12 decks.

But here we can get 9 decks for 15 bucks at costco.

http://www.magicbox.co.uk does some really cheap brick decks, also a good website for purchasing cards is http://www.cards4magic.co.uk

This is where I get my decks from.

If you have a Costco near you they sell bricks of Bikes for $13 - that's just over $1 a pack which is a good deal.

I just bought 24 packs!

Kati

katrielalex wrote:If you have a Costco near you they sell bricks of Bikes for $13 - that's just over $1 a pack which is a good deal.

I just bought 24 packs!

Kati

As in 2 bricks?
Or as in 24 bricks?

What the hell? i never new costco sells bicycle decks! Damn i need to go there again. What sort of section would they be in? The sort of sporty clothes bit

Costco?
Whats that? Is there one in Cambridge?

They are in the book section and dvd section. And as for the last response im sorry but im not sure if there would be a costco there or not. Its just a huge place where you get a membership for 50 dollars, but the deals are great. I have no idea if Costco is only in Canada or if its worldwide.

Mine usually last until I run out. I do mostly signed card effects. Once do perform about 20 signed card effects your deck is pretty much shot.

But I always save those left over cards and keep them in a box just encase I every need a duplicate and also those old cards are great for practice.

-Adam Michael