Editing The Pen Addict 371/transcript (section)

== Pen Discussion Begins ==


'''Myke Hurley:''' They were the ones that I ordered and I have a blue one. Okay. And I don't, I don't know why. And I wanted to ask you as the, the, the, the, one of the men behind the plan.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So Brian, my partner in SpokePen packed and filled your order. I was not involved in this at all. Um, so when I met up with him this weekend, we spent all weekend, um, this past weekend building pens and yours had already shipped before then. He told me that he sent you a little extra. I guess we'll, we'll consider that like podcaster perks, you know, blogger perks, you know, he's just like, Hey, I like this blue. And I think maybe Michael like it too, or maybe he can give it to someone. And, you know, that was like the outside of the Orange Crush. That was the single most popular color. Just the straight blue. Yeah. Just the straight blue. So, you know, he just thought, Oh, maybe Myke would like to see a different color.

'''Myke Hurley:''' And I'm very thankful for it.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' What do you think about the pens? Cause did you get to, I guess you've tried some of my early prototypes. Like when we were together in Atlanta, like I've had various models floating around unfinished or just randomly built all kinds of things. So what do you think about the final version?

'''Myke Hurley:''' I mean, they, they look wonderful and they feel great. They're nicely, they got a good weight to them. Of course, the, the real money is in the cap, right? The magnetic click that I just did. Um, the magnet makes it funny to have more than one of them because they won't leave each

'''Brad Dowdy:''' other alone. No, they're very friendly pens. Very friendly pen, Myke.

'''Myke Hurley:''' And I've noticed as well, like, I mean, I'm sure this is the same with any pen with a magnet in it. It sticks to things or things stick to it. That's just a thing, right? They, they are attractive. Yeah, they are. That's a good, that's a good way of putting it. Um, yeah, I really like it. I mean, like this is, this is not a typical pen that I use, right? Like it is not a fountain pen. But in the same way that I undeniably love the spoke pencil for reasons I can't explain, I feel very similar about this product too, because the lineage is, is 100% there. Right? So like, the refill is great. Like I got the 0.5 refill, right? They were the ones that just came in the, in the packaging. Um, which, which refill is it again? Can you remind me?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Yeah. It's the Uniball Signo DX. That's it. Signal DX. That's it. Also referred to as the UM-151. And even the refill has a different name, but generally they're referred to as the DX.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. So like, I'm, I have used that refill many times in the past, right? And, and like it, right? Like it was one of the first pens that I would use, like I pick up in the office, like the Uniball Signo or whatever. So. Right. I like it a lot. I would like some recommendations from you for color refills, because I want them to do some color matching. Okay. So what would you recommend for me to be looking at?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' My personal favorite DX refills are Lavender Black, which has a good, like I like purple in general, but purple gel links tend to be a little bit bright. This one's a little bit darker and which I, which I enjoy. I also like the blue black, which is great. Um, the orange, I actually don't use a lot. It is really bright. It is like eye searing orange, which is, it's a little, it's a little, little bright. Um, and then whichever they call their bright blue color. I don't know if theirs is called sky blue or just light blue, whichever one is that it's actually not as light as you would think it would be. And it pairs up really well with like the blue black. Um, and then their stock red is good if you want like a, like a highlight, um, highlight color for whatever you're writing, things like that.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So I'm looking for UM 151, right? That's my, all right.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That's actually the pin model, but then you'll be able to search, Hey, these refills fit this pin model. And I'll have to look in. Yep. So there should be like 30 colors available in 0.5, 0.38 and 0.28. I know you want the teeny tiny 0.28, right? You know me. Yeah. Not even, I don't even, I don't even use those regularly. They're a little bit too sharp, too sharp and fine. Yeah. I use the 0.38s. All the colors that I use are 0.38s. Um, and they're great right now. The one I'm using the most is a blue black, but lavender black is a close number two. It's a really good color.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. I'm going to have to track down a good place to get some of these refills. I think I get some different colors and try them out. But yeah, I really like it. Like this is, this is going to be one of those pens. I will serve a couple of different purposes for me because I have multiple of them. So it's great. It will be a pen I keep on my desk as a quick grab pen, you know, like grab something, scribble something down. And also it's going to be a perfect backpack pen for me because it is durable. Yeah, that's where. Sure. It's easy. It's not going to explode on me, right? Like this is like a really good throw in a backpack pen.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. So I've traveled with mine a bunch. That is my backpack pen of choice. Um, it has not even blinked in the last two flights I've taken and it's just really, really easy and hits the road. It's durable, throw it in a pocket, throw it in a bag. I've been real happy with how it has traveled so far. And, uh, I have one that just lives in my backpack. Totally.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Wonderful. And you've, how are things going with the spoke pen in general? Are you, are you happy? Yeah.