FUN Inc. and USPCC Continue to Produce Bicycle Gaffs

For Immediate Release
August 30, 2010

FUN INCORPORATED AND U.S. PLAYING CARD COMPANY
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BICYCLE GAFF CARDS

FUN Incorporated, America’s largest magic manufacturer, and the U.S. Playing Card Company will continue to produce and distribute gaffed decks and cards on Bicycle 808 Rider Back cards.

“Magicians can rest easy knowing that Bicycle cards will not be supplanted anytime soon,” said Graham Putnam, President of FUN Inc.

All standard Bicycle Rider back gaff cards, including Double-backed, Blank Face, double-face, and Blank Back cards will still be produced by U.S. Playing Card. FUN Inc. has made a substantial investment in these cards to insure that they will remain available through its worldwide network of retailers.

Though recent policy changes at USPCC have limited magicians’ abilities to alter the Rider Back design, these changes will not hinder the production of the most popular gaffed cards. Undoubtedly, the Bicycle gaffs so important to magicians will remain available for years to come.
“FUN will continue making Svengali, Stripper, Invisible, and various other gaffed decks on Rider backs, too,” Putnam added. “Our production methods ensure that all our trick decks meet high standards of quality. Just as importantly, is the fact that they will still be offered on the world’s most popular playing card back design,” he added.

FUN will also continue producing short runs of custom-made gaffed cards on Bicycle Rider backs, a service it has provided to the magic industry for decades. The company counts many of the industry’s most creative minds among its customers, having produced trick cards for nearly every popular cardician of the last 20 years, both domestically and abroad. A wide assortment of modified faces, backs and specially designed cards are regularly produced in the company’s 50,000 square foot Chicago factory.

Contact: John Sturk
Tel: (773) 745-3837
Email: john@funinc.com
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Take cover from the Mandolin Rain!

The big question: Will the new back design replace the classic 808 Bicycle Backs as the standard among magicians?

The answer: Absolutely not.

FACT: FUN Inc. will continue to make gaffed decks from classic Bicycle Backs.

This includes Svengali, Stripper, Invisible, Brainwave, Split Decks, Mirage, Mental Photography, Cheek-to-Cheek, Mene Tekel, and Pop-Eyed Popper. This means we will continue to carry the full assortment of Double Backers, Double Facers, Blank Backers, Blank Facers and Double Blanks.

FACT: FUN Inc.'s screenprinting department makes Bicycle Backs alterable.

Do you need a customized design? We can do it. Our silkscreen department can print what you want, and in much smaller quantities than what other companies would require.

We can't say "Bicycles are back." They never left.

Order today!

What Bicycle Decks are available from FUN Inc?

✔ Svengali
✔ Stripper
✔ Mental Photography
✔ Invisible
✔ Brainwave
✔ Mirage
✔ Split Deck
✔ Cheek-to-Cheek
✔ Mene Tekel
✔ Pop-Eyed Popper

✔ Double Backer
✔ Double Facer
✔ Blank Backer
✔ Blank Facer
✔ Double Blank

✔ Your Custom Design

Infinity Deck - One Deck to Rule them All

Tomás was doing his reading last night, and found his way into "Experience: The Magic of Jon Allen." Inside, he discovered Jon's FISM routine with something called the Infinity Deck.

That's when the (Floating?) Lightbulb went off. "Hey, we still make that trick," thought Tomás. Perhaps we can take the opportunity to supplement the release of this book with renewed push on the Infinity Deck!"

So here it is!

The Infinity Deck is like no other deck of cards! Many gimmicked decks enable you to perform only one effect or many similar effects. This revolutionary deck of cards enables you to perform a variety of different effects without the need for difficult sleight-of-hand! Enclosed are instructions for various effects covering peeks, reversals, think-a-card, visual changes, transpositions and mentalism. All this without the use of breaks, crimps, side-steals, passes, top changes, jogs, glides or false shuffles!

Also enclosed is Triumphinity - the routine from creator Jon Allen’s IBM award winning act! It is the easiest and most effective triumph routine you will ever perform! No other deck of cards manages the variety of effects with a minimum amount of skill required. You will be able to master this deck in just a few minutes!

Sturk's Debut Project

Well friends, your prodding has paid off, and a new post to the blog will be my way of saying Happy New Year!

I'm particularly excited now, because we are ready to put the finishing touches on my debut project, called "Unconquered: Mastering the Three Card Monte." I'll be teaching three different versions of Deland's original PickItOut card routine, two with poker-sized cards, and a third using jumbo cards. Look for a trailer coming soon!

Second, we've got a new project in the works from David Solomon and his take on the classic Oil and Water plot. This one's a fooler for sure! If you're not familiar with Mr. Solomon, you may want to take a look at his two previous releases with FUN Inc., Knaves Gone Wild (one of Tomás' favorite tricks) and Thoughts Across.

Aside from these new DVD releases, I've been working busily on some technical changes to the FUN Inc website, including moving to a new, more reliable host server which will improve our website's speed. I can already hear the industry's collective sigh of relief.

One of my New Year's resolutions is to make it to a big magic convention this year outside of the Midwest circuit. IBM? SAM? Maybe even Blackpool? If you've got a suggestion, let me know in the comments.