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Benjamagic
Regular user
41°02′20″N 73°36′49″W
200 Posts
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Posted: Apr 4, 2012 11:16am
Hi all,
any reviews or tips on Ton Onosaka's effect- Bicycle Built For Five?
-Ben
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Vlad_77
Inner circle
The Netherlands
3929 Posts
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Posted: Apr 5, 2012 3:18am
It's a really fun, well constructed effect. The set I have however has a weird feeling to the card stock: they seem more stiff than regular Bikes. Could have been a less than perfect run. That said the cards still handle well.
There are two possible endings so if you are performing in a pub, there is one suitable for that and the other for for more "temperance" minded folk.
IMHO it's an effect well worth the paltry sum you will pay for it.
Tot ziens,
Vlad
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inigmntoya
Veteran user
Maryland
314 Posts
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Posted: Apr 5, 2012 6:35pm
I have it and like it a lot. My wife does a lot of biking so I've adapted the storyline to talk about her and her bike riding friends.
If you have it and are looking for performance or handling tips, shoot me a PM.
P.S. Since the USPCC no longer permits anyone messing with their jokers, you might want to pick up an extra set or two before they're hard to get - though honestly I have no idea how many (or few) are still available.
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daffydoug
Eternal Order
Daff could give a rats butt that he has
11221 Posts
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Posted: May 8, 2012 11:18pm
My set is stiff feeling too. But I have to say, it's a fun effect to perform. Not a knuckle buster, just a cool effect with an amazing, impossible ending.
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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mlippo
Veteran user
Trieste (Italy)
396 Posts
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Posted: May 9, 2012 8:17am
I also have a set of this and the stock (or the finish) is a bit weird. I have difficulty especially when gl***ng the climax card (at the beginning of the effect).
Looks as if the edges are cut badly and I gl**** back two cards (one is the climax card) instead of one, which is no good for the ending of the routine!
mlippo
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MaxfieldsMagic
Inner circle
Instead of practicing, I made
1962 Posts
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Posted: May 30, 2012 6:29am
I bought a set a few years ago that was printed on good USPCC stock and felt like regular Bicycles. But then later I picked up a cheaper set that came with stock so bad it felt like unfinished paper on poorly cut, stiff cardboard. So apparently there are two versions out there. Wonder if the cheaper ones are actually authorized?
I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
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mlippo
Veteran user
Trieste (Italy)
396 Posts
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Posted: May 30, 2012 6:44am
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On 2012-05-30 06:29, MaxfieldsMagic wrote:
I bought a set a few years ago that was printed on good USPCC stock and felt like regular Bicycles. But then later I picked up a cheaper set that came with stock so bad it felt like unfinished paper on poorly cut, stiff cardboard. So apparently there are two versions out there. Wonder if the cheaper ones are actually authorized?
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I got mine little less than a year ago from an on-line Italian shop and what you describe is exactly what I was given!
Not up to usual USPCC standards ...
mlippo
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Scott Fridinger
Special user
Ocean Springs, MS
802 Posts
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Posted: Jun 17, 2012 9:15pm
Hmmm... Strange,
I got mine when the trick was first out. The stock was not traidional USPC, it was somewhat stiffer, more on the side of a plastic coating. This was actually a PLUS because the cards have lasted over 10 years in almost perfect condition. I am not sure about unfinished paper, stiff cardboard I can only assume these are counterfit.
As far as the review goes, the effect is not hard to do, and it is one of those effects that is just different enough that it having a seperate packet is understandable. Now, the cards are not fully examinable at the end, however, the "kicker" card is, and that is all that anyone ever really wants to look at. It is a great little trick if you are looking for a different type of packet trick.
Scot
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dpe666
Inner circle
Under your bed or in your closet
2782 Posts
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Posted: Jun 17, 2012 10:23pm
If you are familiar with David Acer's Pick Pocket, you can use it as a handling for Bicycle Built for Five. 
Find my e-books at
http://www.mentalshocks.com
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jimgerrish
Special user
East Orange, NJ
748 Posts
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Posted: Jul 2, 2012 6:48am
Shawn Farquhar uses Bicycle Built for Five in combination with his coin Matrix routine, so the Jokers vanish along with the coins and end up all together. Only problem is that most Matrix effects use only four coins, but no one seems to notice there are five Jokers at the end. However, Wiz Kid Q@ua-Fiki "fixed" that by making his own Joker cards with "Bicycles Built for Four." He simplified Shawn Farquhar's handling and performs it using Al Schneider's original Matrix moves, but now he also uses business cards with elephants on the backs. If interested, you can see the results in The Wizards' Journal #23 in Qua-Fiki's "Matrix-Mix."
Jim Gerrish
http://www.wizkidzinc.com
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