I got the Pilot Explorer in Pink and love the color. I've loved my other Pilot fountain pens (Metropolitan and Kakuno) and assumed I would love this too. I got a medium nib and it writes a firmer than my other Pilots. I also forget that the Japanese nibs are finer than the German nibs like on the LAMY or Kaweco. So a medium on a Pilot is like a fine nib for a LAMY. I paired this pen with the Diamond Shimmertastic in Pink Glitz. It's the perfect match to the pen! The ink flows ok, but feels dry and adds to the feeling of stiffness to the pen. I'll try out another ink later and see if it flows better. The pen feels balanced in the hand and is lightweight. I just wish the nib wasn't so stiff.

I love my new pilot explorer...the nib ---- which is a tad more 'fine'than the usual medium nib writes smoothly and the Namiki ink is one of my favorite inks

Very nice. The pen color is great and it writes very well. Thanks

This is my 2nd Pilot and 10th fountain pen. Love the color, size, EF nib, feel in hand, and writing experience (Rhodia bullet journal). Sadly, the pen has developed an annoying habit of the cap popping off. When I click it closed, the cap pops up like a button, and easily falls off when moving the pen around the desk, or when carrying it in a pen loop, purse, etc. I won't buy one from this series again, but I still like my Pilot Metropolitan.

I love Pilot Pens! they are a good value and last forever!! I have several of my own and give them as gifts.

I am newer to fountain pens and this has been a fantastic experience. I love the flow of the pen and ease of use. It has a fantastic grip that is perfect for my hand since I do not hold the pen in the standard way. I ended up getting two more to try out different nib types. Highly recommend for anyone starting or looking for a good simple pen.

This is a worthy alternate to a Lamy All-Star. It possesses the typical Pilot quality control, and as always the nib writes wonderfully. As a teacher I color-code my periods; each one gets graded in a different color. I needed a quality but affordable pink-salmon pen I can use for a class period at home; My Lamy All Star Special Edition Pink is my at-school pen for a class period!

I purchased a fine nib and it writes a lot thinner than I expected! That makes it ideal for note-taking, though. It looks beautiful in real life, but it's lighter than I thought. It's easy to write with overall, and I'm satisfied with it. :)

This is a terrific pen for $24! I am not a pen snob; I require only that my pens (a) write well and relatively smoothly, (b) lay down a very fine line, (c) stay inked, even after several weeks or a month of disuse, (d) be easy to hold and to grip (due to size, construction, and materials � the TWSBI GO is waaaayyyy too big for my small hands). It's a bonus when they're pretty, and this one is a lovely color. The lightness of the pen doesn't bother me; the pen is easy to grip and to hold. I got a fine � and I love the Japanese fine. since my handwriting is small, the European / German fine gives a broader line than I like. And, UNLIKE my Pilot Metropolitan, this pen stays inked for a few weeks at a time. My Metropolitan dries out within a week. Now, this �is� a low end pen, but for the price it's excellent � ratings for value and quality are based on the fact that it's a low end pen.

I gave this as a Christmas present to a friend who always admired my collection of fountain pens. She loves it and uses it every day

very light and flows very nicely

This pen is way too lightweight. I would return it if I could but I already tried it out. I am new to using a fountain pens. My first one was a Pilot Metropolitan in the beginner set, which I like very much. When I saw these brightly colored ones at the same price point and the same look, I made the mistake of thinking it would be similar to the Pilot Metropolitan. The Pilot Explorer is half the weight of the Metropolitan. As a newbie, I didn't know or think to compare the weight of the pen by comparing all the technical specs. It was my fault that I made assumptions based on price point and the look of the pen. I wish I had not bought two of them! They do work fine and look good but are just not for me at such a light weight.

This pen writes very fine, smoothly and easily, and feels good in the hand (it's not too heavy with the cap posted). The pink color and matte metallic is beautiful. The only thing I don't like is how lightweight it is. It almost doesn't feel like it's worth the price paid for it... Then again my first two fountain pens were/ are heavier, so maybe I'm just not used to the "lightness"? I don't know. Overall, I like my purchase, and think it'd be great especially for a beginner.

Bought for my daughter. She is happy. The pen writes well -- characteristically like pilots with F nib. Comes with cartridge only. I had a spare Con-40 I used.