NEW DECK -- Bicycle Pale Riders

[CBJ]

These decks have been postponed a couple times.  They are now listed with a January release, but who really know.  The website writes...

"Behold! The Pale Rider! A new deck of Bicycle playing cards featuring the Rider back design comfortably worn and faded on both sides!

Pale Riders are unique among specialty decks. In addition to their washed look, they also have a custom finish – smooth enough for fans and flourishes, yet a rigid grip for your favorite lifts and counts!

Reminiscent of stonewashed jeans, Pale Riders boast such a thin layer of ink you can actually feel the crosshatch texture of their Bicycle stock. Like your favorite pair of denims, the result is a distinctive look you can feel!

• Genuine Bicycle card stock!
• Comfortably worn and faded!
• Available in red and blue backs!
• See the difference! Feel the difference!

Pale Riders are Bicycle playing cards printed by the U.S. Playing Card Company, altered from factory condition to produce the custom finish. They lend themselves well to the journeyman card trick or a street-style manipulation act!"







Here's the link: http://www.magic.org/store/product_info.php?products_id=6656

CBJ

[KPopFever605]

I honestly don't hope they postpone it this time, how many times has it been? 3?

[PoundFFFFFF]

Point = where?

[loldudex2]

Point = where?

It'd be really cool if someone could use Pure Smoke, change a normal deck into a faded deck,  then turn that into a double blank deck, but the only card that stays original is the selected card. I have no idea how this would work, but it'd be pretty epic.

[PoundFFFFFF]

It'd be really cool if someone could use Pure Smoke, change a normal deck into a faded deck,  then turn that into a double blank deck, but the only card that stays original is the selected card. I have no idea how this would work, but it'd be pretty epic.

  That could work~ but I'm just thinking.. this is essentially the same as Magic Makers and their rainbow line of Bikes. Before it was just Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Purple, Black... now there are things like Faded... Multicolor... Twilight/Flirtatious line... Pale..
  The point we buy custom decks is because we want to stop looking at the rider backs for a while.
 

[loldudex2]

  That could work~ but I'm just thinking.. this is essentially the same as Magic Makers and their rainbow line of Bikes. Before it was just Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Purple, Black... now there are things like Faded... Multicolor... Twilight/Flirtatious line... Pale..
  The point we buy custom decks is because we want to stop looking at the rider backs for a while.
 

Very true, but I love using bikes during magic because EVERYONE knows bikes and would not be as suspicious as if I were to use Artifice playing cards.

[phantom1412]

Yeah, this could be very nice gaff cards.
By seeing all these decks, I wanna know if there is any store that have most decks that coming out.
I really hate to order 1 deck and pay the shipping. My choice is alwys get a brick or get nothing, unless it's kickstarter decks.

[dmbaggs]

This looks like a very interesting deck. First off, the handling I would expect would be different if it really has the texture of crosshatched denim... no? What interests me the most is how it isn't a color change. Most decks simply change the color of the court cards/backs etc. but this deck is just a super faded look. Its very interesting.

It reminds me of the 1800 bikes (for the faded reason) but at the same time it is very different. I could easily see these being very useful for magic routines. There are almost endless possibilities you could do with such a similar deck to regular bikes; which makes this an ingenious idea.

To be honest I actually like these quite a bit! I'll probably look to pick up a few.

[xela]

Let's face it, this deck has no artistic value. It has no value beyond being a possible gaff for your routine. It's being put out by a magic company, so I doubt they have been marketing as "the next big thing."

If I were a more talented magician I'd pick these up if I could incorporate them into my routine well.

@brown_baggs: Handling will be the same as any USPCC deck, I'd imagine. The ink saturation may be very low, but that's it as far as I can tell.

[MrLukeCarroll]

Yeah ill deffinetly pick these up for my magic rather then for my card collection

[vmagic]

In case you've all forgotten there's already been Faded Bicycle decks before, these are a bit different though. One thing I must point out is that website is selling them for $11.95 a deck, seems way overpriced to me. Should only be $5 each!

[Don Boyer]

I think they're an interesting idea, but BMPokerworld canceled his order with all the postponements.  $12 a pack is way too much for a gimmicky deck like this.  Plus the way they describe the ordering/shipping - the first hundred decks will ship in January, the entire print run will be sold out by then...  What exactly is the entire print run?  Is it a limited edition or something that will be regularly stocked?  With all those questions unanswered and that price point, I'm holding off.

[Don Boyer]

I sent the Magic Depot an email to inquire about the missing information on these cards.  Let's see what they say... They look kinda cool to me, but I go for goofy decks. 

[dmbaggs]

I sent the Magic Depot an email to inquire about the missing information on these cards.  Let's see what they say... They look kinda cool to me, but I go for goofy decks.

They look cool to me too! I kind of forgot about this one. I know not many people for excited about it but usually there is still chatter about a deck nonetheless. Let us know what you find out!

[Derek]

There's already two decks out there that look worn, and look 100x better than this honestly. I could have made these designs in 5 minutes in photoshop. I don't get it sorry.

[dmbaggs]

There's already two decks out there that look worn, and look 100x better than this honestly. I could have made these designs in 5 minutes in photoshop. I don't get it sorry.

I think there is a difference between this and the others. This one looks worn and faded, but the others look out of date. This deck doesn't look like it came from another era but instead just looks like it went through the wash or something. I like it for that subtle odd change, but I can understand why somebody may not like it.

[Derek]

There's already two decks out there that look worn, and look 100x better than this honestly. I could have made these designs in 5 minutes in photoshop. I don't get it sorry.

I think there is a difference between this and the others. This one looks worn and faded, but the others look out of date. This deck doesn't look like it came from another era but instead just looks like it went through the wash or something. I like it for that subtle odd change, but I can understand why somebody may not like it.

Yeah I understand they don't look very much alike but I mean, they still are supposed to look old and faded and this one just looks boring. The others looks really cool. Just my opinion, not much originality in this deck just saying.

[Frost]

i like them alot !!!

[Aaron]

they are ok but I dont think I would buy them.

[Don Boyer]

There's already two decks out there that look worn, and look 100x better than this honestly. I could have made these designs in 5 minutes in photoshop. I don't get it sorry.

I think there is a difference between this and the others. This one looks worn and faded, but the others look out of date. This deck doesn't look like it came from another era but instead just looks like it went through the wash or something. I like it for that subtle odd change, but I can understand why somebody may not like it.

There's a few "worn look" decks - the "dirty" two-deck set, the "faded" deck from MM, the 1800's from E.  But these remind me of overwashed denim.  This isn't really "worn" in the sense that it doesn't look like it was dumped into filthy chemical-ridden water or left at the bottom of a gold mine for the past hundred years.  Those decks are going more for an "aged" look, while these are more "faded" than "aged".

I could picture a wicked color change...  Let's say you have the original Ice Blue deck - the one with a standard blue back but an all-blue front.  Start with that deck, choose a card, then "fade" it down to standard Bike blue.  From that, you fade it further, into an 1800 Bike blue.  Lastly, you "wash" the 1800 'cause it's so filthy, and you end up with a Pale Rider blue!  You could weave a pretty cool story around it.

[Derek]

There's already two decks out there that look worn, and look 100x better than this honestly. I could have made these designs in 5 minutes in photoshop. I don't get it sorry.

I think there is a difference between this and the others. This one looks worn and faded, but the others look out of date. This deck doesn't look like it came from another era but instead just looks like it went through the wash or something. I like it for that subtle odd change, but I can understand why somebody may not like it.

There's a few "worn look" decks - the "dirty" two-deck set, the "faded" deck from MM, the 1800's from E.  But these remind me of overwashed denim.  This isn't really "worn" in the sense that it doesn't look like it was dumped into filthy chemical-ridden water or left at the bottom of a gold mine for the past hundred years.  Those decks are going more for an "aged" look, while these are more "faded" than "aged".

I could picture a wicked color change...  Let's say you have the original Ice Blue deck - the one with a standard blue back but an all-blue front.  Start with that deck, choose a card, then "fade" it down to standard Bike blue.  From that, you fade it further, into an 1800 Bike blue.  Lastly, you "wash" the 1800 'cause it's so filthy, and you end up with a Pale Rider blue!  You could weave a pretty cool story around it.

You bring up a good point in using it with other cards. But it still doesn't do it for me. It's kinda of cool I guess? And any collector of Bikes i'm sure will pick it up, other than that I just don't like it at all. The 1800 series is going for the same thing but with some dirtiness mixed in with it. I just compared the cards and they are a little less worn with that dirty feel, something I much prefer even if the concepts are slightly different.

[Don Boyer]

You bring up a good point in using it with other cards. But it still doesn't do it for me. It's kinda of cool I guess? And any collector of Bikes i'm sure will pick it up, other than that I just don't like it at all. The 1800 series is going for the same thing but with some dirtiness mixed in with it. I just compared the cards and they are a little less worn with that dirty feel, something I much prefer even if the concepts are slightly different.

Alex said it earlier, they're more of a gaff deck.  I doubt you'd ever find serious players using these cards at the table and they don't have as much appeal to collectors, unless they happen to like strange variations.

[CBJ]

I don't really know about these ones.

The faded deck is VERY similar to this one, maybe too similar.

And the pricepoint seems very high.

CBJ

[Don Boyer]

I don't really know about these ones.

The faded deck is VERY similar to this one, maybe too similar.

And the pricepoint seems very high.

CBJ

If these folks are the only sellers, and they're charging that much, this deck is dead in the water...  BMPW gave up on them because of the constant delays on the release.  BTW: I haven't heard squat back from them via email.

[DidoDido]

well.... today is 26th of Jan and it suppose to shipped 22th of Jan... anyone who received their package ??