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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful.
Partial “Triumph” at best for this pen….
By Y. R. Wu
Summary: A nice looking pen at a reasonable price that writes well and feels solid but has numerous annoying flaws. Better choices if looks aren’t a priority, other than as supposed or expected I’d rather remunerate more for a better pen or pay a lot less for a pen which does the occupation almost as well…
To give this review context, I’m a pen geek and go into most meetings with 6-7 writing utensils…I take copious notes and color code for special importance and significance and content, often filling a page with dense notes each 5 minutes. I in general stay clear from the pens our company provides and rather use a personal stash. I’ve even had refills shipped from Japan which weren’t available locally.
My current favorites in the semi disposable category are the BIC Round Stic Grip Ultra and the Uni-ball Signo Gel 207 (Note: I like the Pilot Hi-Tec-C more but @ $3 each w/limited US availability put it into a dissimilar category) The Bic Ultra is a established ball point and gives a wider line but very, very smooth. Price – in regards to 10-15 cents each. The Uniball Signo is a gel ink pen and runs close to a buck-fifty each. It’s a 0.7 mm tip as opposed to the BIC Triumph (0.5mm) that I tested.
It looks nicer than the intermediate disposable pen.
It also writes very, very smoothly. This isn’t that big a deal nevertheless as it’s not that much smoother as offerings from Pilot, Uniball, etc.
Refillability would seem a plus but at this price I don’t think most persons will bother. They trade refills for the Signo, which is a clicky, but they don’t trade refills in colors, and they’re priced such that it’s often for less to buy them new than undertake to get refills.
With a 0.5 mm tip, the Triumph is billed as a “Needle point” but because they use a very thin ink, it in truth gives a somewhat wide line – somewhat wider than the 0.7 Signo. This thin ink also bleeds seriously on more absorbent papers. Gel ink pens like the Signo have a more viscous ink and consequently don’t bleed.
Next, the Triumph’s grip area is very smooth and the diameter is rather small. I don’t have big hands but I had a hard time getting a convinced grip when taking notes. The chrome collar makes it worse by being very smooth with a tall step. Not a deal breaker once you get applied to it, I suppose.
Finally, the cap won’t stay put on the back of the pen. The sleek taper looks nice, but the cap pops off all the time. I can’t tell you how numerous times I’ve had to creep beneath a group discussion table to get the cap. For me this means I have to make sure I don’t lose the darn thing. VERY annoying.
So, if I was buying a pen for myself or somebody who likes pens, I’d get something better (like the Signo) or the the Uni-Ball Vision Exact Rollerball which writes closely incisively like the Triumph but with a rubbery grip, thicker non bleed ink, and a cap that stays put.
If I was buying a large total of pens for an office (which wasn’t too effigy conscious) I’d get the BIC Stic Ultras. The grip diameter is even littler but has a rubber grip so overall it’s a more comfortable experience.
What is my favored pen? Lamy 2000 Multi-Pen – Black L401 with Mitsubishi SE38 (0.38mm) refills. Zebra 0.7 refills are next best. The stock Lamy refills are decent if you don’t mind the wider line.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
There’s better pens out there.
By Alan Edward Creager
The BiC Triumph 537 is much like that gigantic Swedish warship that was so top-heavy with cannons the thing fell over attempting to get out of the harbor. It makes big noise, go nowhere.
It is not the most inexpensive of pens by any means, and when I recompense much over a dollar or two for a set of pens I suppose something real nice. The 537 is nicely made, and it looks good. I don’t know if a nice-looking pen gets you any promotions in the office world, but you never know. The 537′s most great flaw- why I don’t use it anymore- is that it seems determined to use as much ink as possible with each letter. It’s like calling for a precision airstrike and getting an indescriminate carpet bombing. It’s not what you asked for, and it is a lot messier than the circumstance requires. BiC is a good office furnishes company, and numerous of their premium and popular pens are wholly worth buying. I won’t say don’t ever buy it, but I’d say take a look at a good deal of others first.
1 of 1 persons found the following review helpful.
Excellent pen
By Hobobaggins
I purchased it on sale for 12/$5 and it is an magnificent pen for that price. I prefer Pilot Rollerball pens, but they are a little more costly (more than $1 per pen) and bleed through the paper a bit more. The Uni-ball vision bleeds less, but is also substantially more expensive. Good value for money, would buy again.
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