Editing The Pen Addict 19/transcript (section)

== Moleskine Roller Pen ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' Mm-hmm. And it's the, it's, it's the Moleskine classic roller pen. And this is one of those, well, I guess I'll try it type of pens. You know, Moleskines traditionally, um, are not, uh, how should I say? Very, uh, cost effective. They're not, they're not a good value. Um, be it their notebooks, you know, I, one of the worst products I've ever reviewed is their, the Moleskine index cards, um, which are beautiful, but you're almost scared to use them because of just the flat out cost is outrageous. Um, these Moleskine classic roller pens, you know, from my, my vanishing point was $140 and I'm not really sweating the price on that. But the Moleskine classic roller is $15 and you know, you pick it up and feel it. Like if you've, you know, I don't know, I know we both use one, but for someone trying it for the first time, it doesn't feel in your hand like a $15 pin. Like the vanishing point feels like $140 pin to me. Right. The Moleskine classic roller, I, I, it's number two on my list. So I obviously like it. I mean, I don't want to degrade it, but it feels like a, almost like a Bic, just like a regular Bic in your hand. It's super, super lightweight. There's not a lot of substance to it, but what really sets it apart for me is the gel ink cartridge.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' And I don't know who they're getting these from. Um, I haven't done all the research, but it is, it is an exceptionally good gel ink cartridge. And it's, and the reason why I like it is because it comes in a 0.5 millimeter. Um, there's a 0.7 millimeter option, which I've never tried, but the 0.5 writes like a dream. Um, you know, I never would have thought that Moleskine could pull this off to be quite honest with you.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Um, I mean, on, on, on the, on Japan's website, they've got the refills and their Moleskine branded refills. Mm. Mm. So yeah, yeah. It doesn't, it doesn't really say who's doing it.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Someone gave me a thought the other day. It's actually shaped. I mean, it's a traditional Parker design refill. I wonder if they've contracted out through Parker for their, their gel refill. Cause their gel, Parker's gels are generally pretty good. I've just never seen one that's 0.5 millimeter.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Because they, they have that like, they have that, that, that peculiarly shaped end that fits in the clicker, right?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Exactly.

'''Myke Hurley:''' They have that on them. And that looks like a Parker.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep. You know, and the other thing I thought I would hate about this pen, maybe that's why I like it so much. Cause I was so sure I was not going to like it. So it makes me like it even more is the, you know, the, the rectangular shaped barrel.

'''Myke Hurley:''' That's just so it fits on the Moleskine, right? Cause they're made like with the clip clips to the, to the Moleskine notebooks. That's what they're made to do.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That's the whole, that's the whole premise of their pen and pencil line is to be able to, the clip design is unique to where it'll clip on the cover. And the pen barrels and pencil barrels are rectangular shaped. Like if you've ever, if no one's familiar with this, if you've ever seen a carpenter's pencil that you see a lot of, you know, woodworking, you know, if you've ever seen one, you know, it's a, it's a, it's literally in the shape of a rectangle, two skinny sides and two wide sides. So it'll lay flat on the Moleskine notebook when it, when it's clipped on there. Um, you know, and that's obviously when you see a pen that design, you get some grip issues depending on how you grip the pen. You know, that's, it's like a Lamy Safari with the molded grip or the pilot vanishing point with the clip in the grip area. If, if you have a non-traditional grip, it's going to be an issue. Um, you know, it's just one of those things. And somehow, you know, I thought it would be an issue for me, but it's when I'm writing with it, I don't even notice it. It's extremely comfortable for me to write with. Um, and you know, I, I like the, just the base, the, the basic classic roller, the black plastic barrel. I've bought the metal roller and I bought the click roller. Um, since I liked, since I liked the basic one so much, but I had the basic ones actually my favorite of the three. The metal roller is really, really nice.