So im still new to cardistry, but ive gotten a few packs of bikes with a double back, but it doesn't seem like there is a rhyme or reason to which packs have them. Ive got them in the grey riders and the frosted deck, but ones i would think would have them like the stargazers and the dragons don't. Is it just (pardon the pun) luck of the draw?
Bicycle decks with double backs.
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Found my answer, mostly. I picked up a deck at wally world that had a double back. I know now i want rider backs, but this one isn't marked so. th
Also, other bicycle decks I've got with double backs have a color difference on one side. Is at a thing? Thanks again for any info.
Also, other bicycle decks I've got with double backs have a color difference on one side. Is at a thing? Thanks again for any info.
Typically, only decks marketed to magicians have double backed cards. For mass market decks, such as Bicycle and Tally-Ho, you need to separately purchase the double backed cards from a magic shop (online or in-person). You may be able to get single cards, complete decks of double backed card or a gaff deck which contains double backed cards. You can also make your own through card splitting.
Do you mean that it has one color back on one side (say red) and another color on the other side (say blue) or a back with the deck you purchased on one side and a standard red bicycle on the other? If so, that is a specific type of gaff card.
If there are color differences where one side is a different shade than the other that is probably a printing defect.
That may have been true at one time, but I don't think it's true anymore today.
USPCC produced decks (e.g. Bicycle) typically have 56 cards as a standard. So besides a 52 pack and 2 Jokers, there are 2 extra cards. Many designers of custom decks now include gaff cards, like a double backer. So even many decks that are geared to collectors may include a double backer.
Playing card designers are getting smart, and trying to get some cross-over to make their decks appeal to magicians, even if they aren't the primary audience. I have a lot of custom decks produced by USPCC that are for collectors, and also have gaff cards like a double backer.
As kthrzne says, it just depends on what the creator decides to do with their extra 2 cards.