I love these smooth 70's-like cards. They play well. They also have one of my favourite back designs.

I really liked them. They don't have the same finish as other more expensive cards, but are really pretty, and as durable as Bicycle. They will feel cheaper, because they are, but are very good.

They aren't perfect handling cards but I will keep on using them for effects where you destroy cards, like Bill in Lemon.

My friend talked about these cards for years, how good they were, how well they worked, how durable... But I didn't believe him. After hearing the stock was TOTALLY different than anything "Bicycle", I was skeptical that this deck could be a good deck of cards!

Regardless, at only 2 dollars a pack, I couldn't say no. So, I grabbed a deck, and...

-Thoughts:

The stock, as stated earlier is TOTALLY different than Bikes. These are NOT slippery... Is that a bad thing?

Not at all. These things still fan well AND because of the smooth stock, they are more durable. The reason for that is because they don't have the little "pores" that bicycle cards have in them where dirt can get trapped. These are nice cards!

The only reason it lost a star is because of the fact that you can't faro shuffle them... They don't work AT all for faros, but since I don't use faros in my everyday act, these are great!

The design is nice too. These look classy and elegant without giving away that "normal" feel that bicycle cards have. These have a nice pattern on them, and if you are like me, you really like a nice change once in a while... These things give you that change with ALMOST the complete efficiency of a bicycle.

I have to say I was pleasantly surprised with these, ESPECIALLY for the price! These are amazing.

While not really a review but rather an observation. It seems that the Aviator cards are just a bit longer than Bikes. Not necessarily a bad thing, just an observation. Also agree with others about the finish...definitely not as slippery as Bikes, again not necessarily a bad thing.

This deck is cheap but durable.. great for training!

And correction.. they faro just fine!

I like these cards, especially for training. They stick together very good, they are not to slippery, and they are one dollar cheaper than bikes! They look very regular and are very good cards.