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Marked Bicycle Rider Back Playing Cards 2nd Ed. (6 Red Decks)

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

This is a discounted bundle of six Red decks. Save over 9 USD.

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)

Christopher ★★★★★

I’d been burned by marked decks before, but these Rider Backs have the marks hidden so well I kept second-guessing myself. The red backs look completely standard until you tilt them under light, and having six decks means I don’t stress about wearing one out at poker night.

Abigail ★★★★★

Six decks for under nine bucks off is already a steal, but the marking itself is what sold me—clean and subtle enough that nobody at the table clocks it, even under direct light. I’ve been using them for close-up work all week and the red backs read just as clearly as the standard ones I’m used to.

Grace H. ★★★★★

I was skeptical about marked cards until I tried these, but the backs blend the code so subtly that even after a few shuffles I couldn't spot it. The six-deck bundle saved me a solid chunk compared to buying singles, and the red finish handles smoothly for close-up work.