“I wanted to like this pen but the grip bothered the hell out of me. Too aggressive of a taper coupled with an annoyingly sharp edge from the grip to the pen body, it just isn't comfortable.”
“I wanted to like this pen but the grip bothered the hell out of me. Too aggressive of a taper coupled with an annoyingly sharp edge from the grip to the pen body, it just isn't comfortable.”
“It is a great pen at any price and a real bargain at the current rate. My only issue is the big step between barrel and grip section which sometimes makes it awkward (or painful) to hold”
“Frankly, I feel that the Metros are marvelous, fiddle-free good and reliable pens, and I'd heartily recommend them to anyone starting out or just looking for a good, cheap pen.”
“I found this quite uncomfortable when handling this pen upon testing it in one of our local shops (Maido in San Jose), and I did not buy it for this reason.”
“I agree that for $15 it is well-constructed and is a consistent, good writer - this has been well-established. However, it has no soul, no idiosyncrasies that make writing with it a pleasure.”
“Two Metros joined my 100 pen collection in recent months and they are both in my current rotation. Smooth writers and comfortable in hand. They were around $13 and a bargain at that price”
“When I tried Metropolitans (I was lucky and was able to test both nib widths in a store) the F nibs *are* scratchy. Which is why mine is an M....”
“I have a couple of Metros with CM nibs and find them difficult to use in the Clairfontaine books I use as journals. Yet, they write perfectly on cheap notepad paper.”
“I have a very high regard for the Metropolitan, which I consider a great achievement in industrial design and value. It is reasonably attractive, writes perfectly, and is study and reliable.”
“Unfortunately I just can't seem to get along with mine. I have spent time writing with it but I can't forge a 'connection' with it.”
“I like the Metropolitan a lot: decent weight, feel and nib. My only complaint is that the section is a little too narrow with regards to the width of the barrel.”
“I too started out with metro's and they are fantastic pens. I wish they were a tad lighter, but other then that they are excellent daily writers and I take one to work.”
“I've tried Rhodia and Clairefontaine and Quo Vadis and copy papers, but it's all the same -- scratchy, but with tines in alignment.”
“If you enjoy writing with this type of line variation and you don't mind a pen that, honestly I would not use very frequently, then this is a great pickup!”
“The Pilot Metro, IMHO, is a great little pen. I have 4 of them ( and will probably buy a few more ) and have not experienced any of the problems Uncial mention.”
“They can have a very, very sharp step. I never use mine for this very reason. It makes it very uncomfortable to write with.”
“it's not an expensive pen and writes fairly well but I doubt it's going to give you any significantly different experience from the pens you already own”
“So I picked up a Silver one with the plain band from Anderson Pens at the Long Island Pen Show and I love being able to switch between the fine and medium nibs”
“My new Metropolitan F isn't as smooth as I would like either and not as smooth as I was expecting from a Pilot pen.”
“I myself have a metropolitan in a fine nib and I am not a fan. I live everything about the pen, the quality, the feel, and so on. The only thing I don't like is the nib, too thin for me and it feels scratchy.”
“It's quite smooth, but doesn't skate across the paper. I should have added that the writing experience was good. Ink flowed well, no problems whatsoever.”
“I purchased a fine Pilot Metro the other day, but the nib is soooooo scratchy. My Platinum Preppy has a nicer nib.”
“Just bought the black one....and it is amazing, though the nib is on the drier side a bit....best low-end pen which gives a taste of high end pen.....”
“I just got a Metropolitan last week and have been impressed with it. Even though it's a metal bodied pen, it's not overly heavy; plus the size is good (I have smallish hands) so the pen is comfortable to use.”
“I think there's some problem with ink not being picked up by the feed all the time; as if the feed gets tired.”
“I did get 2 Pilot Metros early on because I wanted something decent, reliable for use at work, so the Metros served that purpose for quite some time.”
“I think Pilot could probably charge $100 for it. I bought a second just to see if my first was a fluke. It wasn't. My second is every bit as awesome.”
“Like Uncial, I find mine uncomfortable to hold, while acknowledging that not everyone has this issue.”
“I found both CM nibs I own to be intolerably scratchy. After I took some 1800 grit sandpaper and turned them into crisp italics, I love them.”
“I just received my Metro and I'm liking it a lot already. For $15, I cannot complain. I love the weight of the pen, the nib is more than adequate”
“I don't like it at all. It is a very dry, scratchy writer, and has a garish look about it.”
“My feeling is this pen is a solid buy for most people, but for my use the ink droplets, and small converter capacity (an issue with Pilot converters in general) means I probably will stick with Lamy and TWSBI in this price range.”
“Fabulous pen with reasonable price ~ i use it to write chinese assay, beautiful stroke ~ it will not be tired even after a long time of writing”
“My Metro has been splashy for the last day or so since I cleaned it.”
“I liked it a lot until I started doing reviews with it, and then the extensive use revealed that it just wasn't that comfortable”
“I have three Safaris and three Kaweco Ice Sports but i can say the Pilot Metropolitans surely can cope with them on all relevant aspects.”
“I took the pen apart to wipe it down a little, but I couldn't pull the nib/feed out. I wonder if it's glued in?”
“The pen performs really well, it looks good (in my colour), it’s built well, it’s well detailed, it’s not hard to refill, and it’s cheap.”
“Has not leaked so far, there is some ink on the nib, which I attribute to a tight cap, not a problem for me.”
“it's a very nice pen, impressively so for all of $11.99 USD. The design immediately struck me as very elegant and more importantly, it starts without issues, the nib is smooth and Sailor Souten is coming out nice and saturated”
“I need to understand why the pen did not start writing at once when used after around 4 hours.”
“I paid around ~30AUD for mine and it was my daily workhorse pen for uni for a number of years, dont regret my purchase at all.”
“It is one of 150 fountain pens. It holds no luxury, rather is simply a nice pen for writing.”
“I have a Pilot Metropolitan. It serves as well as any of my many "daily use" fountain pens. I consider it good value.”
“The Metro F was smooth and didn't need tuning, but very dry - so it seems closer to a EF.”
“I've been really impressed with the quality and durability of the one I have, especially at the price they're charging.”
“got tired of the weight and narrow grip, and swapped the nib and feed into the Prera”
“Mine has never had an issue writing and I don't mind the sharp step as I tend to grip down low on the section.”
“I love the nib and feed on the Metropolitan, but the pen itself doesn't work for me.”
“I love these Italic <CM> nibs from Pilot. I've purchased 3 of them just because of how much I use them now.”
“My medium Metro is exceptionally smooth, the fine less so but still pretty good.”
“It is a great little pen. I am very much connected with it. A great writer too. I love my M nib on the pen.”
“My Metropolitan wrote kinda dryish on copy paper, I thought mine was defective.”
“this pen has seen far more use by me in recent weeks, and it has been elevated to an everyday carry, too!”
“this is the first pen that inks my fingers frequently with a drop or two.”
“I found my Pilot Metropolitan to be a smooth writer, but it definitely doesn't "skate" across the paper.”
“I have a Metropolitan with an M nib. It's nice but nothing special.”
“I picked up the white zebra at Atlanta Pen Show for a song and was really impressed at the price point.”
“I have a Metropolitan and I sincerely like its wetness and flow.”
“The pilot MR (Medium)is my first fountain pen, I use pilot blue ink in it and it write very smoothly.”
“Yes, I am enjoying my new pen, albeit with a minor issue...”
“I like my Metropolitan as well - however I've never had any skipping or hard start issues with it.”
“I find the Metro too back heavy when posted”
“When I tried the nib myself, I liked it better than the Edison medium steel nib I used to have.”
“I found the F nib to be scratchy.”
“Thus far I enjoy using my Metropolican more than I do most of my other pens in the $15-25 range”
“I ordered the first 4 and am very pleased with them, both functionally and aesthetically.”
“I have two Pilot Metros ... for the price they are awesome value ... almost unbeatable.”
“I love the pen and it is, along with the Lamy Safari, easily the best bet for the money”
“Great pens - wish they were more readily (and inexpensively) available in Australia...”
“Bottom Line...it's a great writer. The price is pretty amazing at just fifteen bucks.”
“The pen impressed me though. It shows you don't have to pay a lot to get a good pen.”
“My Metropolitan F has smoothed itself out through ordinary use, as I hoped it would.”
“The Metro is a great pen. I was totally blown away by how smooth the M nib is.”
“Metros have great nibs, smaller ink capacity, but I think solid pens.”
“I love the Metros and enjoy having them inked up with different inks!”
“this pen is an incredible value and i would recommend it to anybody.”
“The Leaf Green Pilot MR 88G F nib on my writing desk performs well.”
“My Prera/Metropolitan/Plumix F nibs are all very smooth writers.”