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Marked Bicycle Rider Back Playing Cards 2nd Ed. (12 Red Decks)

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Category: Produced by Butterfly Playing Cards

Marked Bicycle Rider Back Playing Cards are back with the second edition!

This is a discounted bundle of twelve Red decks. Save over 30 USD. You're basically paying for just 10 decks getting 2 decks for free.

These are the first fully marked Bicycle Rider Backs produced in ten years. The United States Playing Card Company (USPC) doesn’t allow any changes to the trademarked Rider Back design. However, Ondrej Psenicka found a way to mark these without breaking the trademark.

We produced the first edition in collaboration with Bicycle Cards and the USPC for their inaugural Cardtopia convention in November 2023. A limited number of decks were released during Black Friday 2023 and then on Valentine’s Day 2024. They sold out quickly, so we’re bringing them back with the second edition!

At first glance, these look like standard Bicycle playing cards. Upon closer inspection, you’ll discover an easy-to-read marking system in all four corners and a deceptive one-way back design. The marking system is derived from the iconic Butterfly Playing Cards marking system.

We include written instructions with every deck. They come in five languages: English, German, French, Spanish, and Czech.

New bonus! The decks come with a video tutorial with a few tips on how to use the extra Reveal Queen.

We designed the tuck box to be as similar to the standard Rider Backs as possible. It comes with a black USPC seal, and the deck’s back design shows on the back of the box (in its marked version). This is to make them blend well with other Rider Back decks you might be using.

The faces use a standard USPC design with one slight change. They are also one-way. This feature has many uses for magic, like the one-way back design.

Each deck includes two identical black and white Bicycle Jokers, a double-backer, and an extra Queen of Hearts with a Five of Spades reveal.

The second edition Marked Bicycle Rider Backs are printed on crushed Retail stock and have a modern cut. They feel broken in and faro shuffle smoothly straight out of the box.

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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Carter ★★★★★

The marking is crisp and easy to read from across a table, which is exactly what I needed for practice. Opening a fresh red deck still gives me that new-card feel, and knowing I have eleven backups waiting takes the pressure off learning the system.

Daniel ★★★★★

Twelve decks for the price of ten is a solid deal, and the marking system on these is discreet enough that I’ve used them at a table without anyone catching on. The red backs look classic, but the marks are clear once you know where to look.

Ella F. ★★★★★

I was skeptical about marked cards until I tried these, but the red backs hide the markings so well that even close-up spectators never notice. The bundle price makes it a no-brainer—twelve decks for what you'd normally pay for ten, and the finish feels great right out of the box.