For literally 50 years I carried and used an old Cross ball point pen as my writing tool. It worked well, and had sentimental attachment since my dad gave it to me when I enlisted in the army. He told me to write home every week and I did, no matter what corner of the world I found myself in. But...age and the revenges of time has gifted me with some arthritis issues in my hands, and the skinny smooth body of the Cross is now a castle to use. I've been using much to my surprise, a Pilot G-2 that chance put in my way when I had to sign some papers. I love the smooth, almost fountain pen feel of the thing as I write. Not to mention the vivid lines of blue are easier on the old eyes to read and keep track of. Anyone else a fan of the Pilot G-2??? I've been using the 07, but lately picked up a 10, and its a very vivid flowing line of ink on the paper. Makes signing a check almost fun.
Yes, big fan of the G-2 here. The pens last forever, comfortable to hold, refills available & inexpensive. Wish the ink was waterproof, though.
There are several Pen makers Products that will accept a G-2 refill. Pilot Metropolitan is my current Fave. Kara's Kustoms and Tactile Turn take them. I love the Black ink in 0.5 or thinner lines.
Big fan of the Pilot G2, especially in 0.5mm. I use the regular G2 click pen at work, and I carry a G2 cartridge in my pocket-carried Machine Era Original Pen.
This is the reason I moved away from the G-2. Getting water on something you wrote doesn't happen every day, but often enough to look for an alternative. The hybrid inks (like Schmidt Easy Flow) give a good writing feel similar to gel, while combining better water resistance. Any of the hybrid ink pens are a good choice for Rite in the Rain type products, as are Sharpies---unless you're literally writing in the rain--then a Space Pen refill works better.
I prefer the G2 to the Uniball. I really like to take notes with the 0.38 ultra fine in black. I always grab a 0.7 in blue for just about anything else. Sent from my LG-V520 using Tapatalk
Put me down as a big fan of the Pilot G2. I don't recall where or when I first found these, but I do know that I immediately recognized it as the best pen I'd ever written with. I've been a huge fan ever since. The main drawback to the G2 is that you can't let anyone borrow it or you won't get it back! So if I carry a cheapo bulk-packaged pen as a "loaner" so my G2s don't walk away.
