Pilot Metropolitan

“I got a Pilot Metropolitan - bronze lizard M a few weeks ago. It's very smooth to write with to my novice hand but I find medium nibs harder to take notes right on lined paper, and if I hold position too long while writing it'll seep through and be quiet apparent on the opposite side of the paper.”

“I love my Pilot Metropolitan.”

“One of the things that bugs me about my Metro is how it always wants to throw itself onto the floor. The damn thing is determined to destroy itself.”

“I can't get past the big step down from the body to the grip. I've tried to like the pen, but it's just uncomfortable to hold.”

“I love so much about the metropolitan, how it writes, how it looks, its weight. (Especially how it writes.) I've just learned i need at least a 10mm grip section for a pen to be comfortable.”

“The Pilot Metropolitan was my gateway pen. Now I'm a full-fledged addict with a loooong wishlist of pens, inks, and notebooks.”

“This was my first fountain pen and it almost turned me away completely.”

“I have one Metro with a medium nib and really like it, but it isn’t likely I’ll get another one because there are so many great choices out there.”

“the Metro is a great little pen.”

“The only pen that I have that has a tolerable EF is my Pilot Metropolitan, which is the same nib in the Kakuno.”

“For me it's all about the nib. This pen write as good as my 2-3 hundred dollar pen. It's inky and the med writes like a 21k fine nib from sailor. The feedback is great too.”

“Sadly that section/barrel step down makes the Metro one of the most uncomfortable pens in my collection. The only way it would work for me is if I completely changed my grip.”

“You know what never wrote well for me? The Pilot Metropolitan.”

“I got a fine and a medium nib, and they are great pens. Hard to believe they are so inexpensive, as they perform way above their price.”

“Pilot Metropolitan is my daily driver!  I replaced the nib with an EF from another cheap plastic Pilot pen, though it still isn’t fine enough for my taste.”

“I love my pilot metropolitan!”

“The Metro used to be a cheap pen with a lot of weight added on the rear for those who want it to feel higher quality, and that was fine, but the result was a hodgepodge of a basic thin section, a large and heavy body, and an annoyingly huge step between. It posted poorly too. At the prices it goes for now, it just feels too kludgy and underdeveloped to seriously consider.”

“Probably my beloved Pilot Metropolitan/MR. It has its quirks (terrible grip, awful ink capacity), but it was my first baby!”

“I had a Pilot Metropolitan that cracked in the section and started leaking ink onto my fingers. Searching on this sub, I found that it was common enough that some others had posted about it.”

“for sentimental reasons, my pilot metropolitan I've had since high school. that fine nib has been whittled down to needle-y, springy perfection through a decade of use 🤌🏽”

“I tried the Metropolitan first and found the fine nib to be difficult to manage without stabbing through the paper.”

“an excellent pen to buy!I have one with M medium nib it writes smoothly like a fine one.Buy one it worth money spent.”

“I bought the Metro as my first pen, but I couldn’t stand how uncomfortable it is to write with, which is a shame, because it’s such a lovely pen to hold, uncap and cap.”

“My first purchase was a Pilot Metropolitan with a medium nib too. I find their nibs much smoother than Sailor's and the shape and weight make them easy to hold. The only drawback is that the cap doesn't post securely. Otherwise I'm very happy with mine.”