@kotapaka That's right....any pen with a ball is better with rougher paper, because the roughness of the paper provides grip and friction to help the balls move smoother. Fountain pens feel better (for most) with smooth paper, though some still prefer rougher paper with fountain pens! It's all a matter of preference.
@MrFerretlover, I most certainly am biased. I sell Habanas and I don't sell Moleskines. I don't try to hide that fact. But there's a reason for that. If Moleskines performed well with fountain pen ink, I'd sell them too. But in my experience, they've been nothing but disappointing for me.
Yes, they definitely would. They have off-white paper, so that's the only thing to consider. Some inks look different on off-white paper than white paper.
@leatherwerewolf, I know what you mean, a lot of people feel kind of the same way about the logo on the front. They used to have logos on every page, too, but that's gone now :)
I'm not affiliated with Moleskine, but I believe that their paper comes from either China or Turkey, and the assembly happens in Italy. From what I've heard from people using their notebooks over the last 5 years or so is that the quality of the paper has dropped quite drastically from what it used to be, no doubt due to their company's rapid worldwide expansion.
I realise this is an old video, but for anyone watching it now the non-US notebooks are 90gsm too (or at least The Writing Desk's ones in the UK are 90gsm)
I totally agree, I own moleskine notebooks that I can only use ballpoint pen or pencil but I love using multicolor pilot pens and fountain pens (occasionally) and the ink from my pilot pen seeps through the other side...yuck.
I would without doubt buy rhodia ntebook - but the logo in the bottom is really bad taste. why they did such a thing? logo on the cover and in the pages. oh my, narcisism
This video is nearly 7 years old, the current versions of the Rhodia Webnotebooks no longer feature their branding on each page. It's still on the front cover, so hopefully that's something you can live with. - Colin
I like the logo's, the branding is wonderful design. yeah Moleskine sucks! Piccadilly is way better for three times cheaper too! not to mention it took literally an hour to find out the materials and weight of the basic notebook and it was not even on their own website.
I love a reviewer that admits when he's biased. Good job :)
@kotapaka That's right....any pen with a ball is better with rougher paper, because the roughness of the paper provides grip and friction to help the balls move smoother. Fountain pens feel better (for most) with smooth paper, though some still prefer rougher paper with fountain pens! It's all a matter of preference.
@DiVeronica Correct, this was a 2.0 version Webbie. New versions have the exact same paper, just without the logo.
@MrFerretlover, I most certainly am biased. I sell Habanas and I don't sell Moleskines. I don't try to hide that fact. But there's a reason for that. If Moleskines performed well with fountain pen ink, I'd sell them too. But in my experience, they've been nothing but disappointing for me.
Yes, they definitely would. They have off-white paper, so that's the only thing to consider. Some inks look different on off-white paper than white paper.
@leatherwerewolf, I know what you mean, a lot of people feel kind of the same way about the logo on the front. They used to have logos on every page, too, but that's gone now :)
I'm not affiliated with Moleskine, but I believe that their paper comes from either China or Turkey, and the assembly happens in Italy. From what I've heard from people using their notebooks over the last 5 years or so is that the quality of the paper has dropped quite drastically from what it used to be, no doubt due to their company's rapid worldwide expansion.
I realise this is an old video, but for anyone watching it now the non-US notebooks are 90gsm too (or at least The Writing Desk's ones in the UK are 90gsm)
Why is the Rhodia called a Webnotebook instead of just a notebook?
They did, about two years ago. This is an old video :P
Smooth paper is good with fountain pens. Any other pen (ballpoints, rollerballs) and I reach for rough paper.
0:03 Brian in 2010 so cute !!
haha, so young ;) -Brian Goulet
I totally agree, I own moleskine notebooks that I can only use ballpoint pen or pencil but I love using multicolor pilot pens and fountain pens (occasionally) and the ink from my pilot pen seeps through the other side...yuck.
that must be the old "webbie" because it has the rhodia logo in the bottom right, right?
bwahahahaha I like that you are very candid about your bias. :P
I try ;) -Brian
I would without doubt buy rhodia ntebook - but the logo in the bottom is really bad taste. why they did such a thing? logo on the cover and in the pages. oh my, narcisism
This video is nearly 7 years old, the current versions of the Rhodia Webnotebooks no longer feature their branding on each page. It's still on the front cover, so hopefully that's something you can live with. - Colin
The Goulet Pen Company thanks. I just watched this vid the first time
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Yes they need to lose the logo
I like the logo's, the branding is wonderful design. yeah Moleskine sucks! Piccadilly is way better for three times cheaper too! not to mention it took literally an hour to find out the materials and weight of the basic notebook and it was not even on their own website.
Moleskine is French, isn't it?
italian, he says in the beginning
Obviously this isn't your first trip to the Rhodia. (Yuck-yuck.)