tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post8045642255723622372..comments2023-07-15T11:40:27.147-05:00Comments on Writing By Hand: Review: Bic Cristal 1.6 mm PensRandallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13909630181249456123noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-82363574688687049372021-03-08T19:39:28.991-06:002021-03-08T19:39:28.991-06:00Man, I have found this pen few years ago, but this...Man, I have found this pen few years ago, but this year I have knew how good is the writing with this ball points. For me, the dark blue is my favorite color. The bic pens of my childhood hadn't these amazing colors. They were more weak, pale. The common ink of 1.0 Bic isn't smooth, but have more "grip" on the wipe. I've a 1.6 pilot, and it's very good, but it doesn't so good than Bic. I'm a Brazilian guy, so I'm sorry for my bad English. Tips or corrections are welcome. Bye.Dorval Fagundeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05900388899764916647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-87931299688513687892019-07-04T23:59:42.902-05:002019-07-04T23:59:42.902-05:00If you shine a bright light, (a smartphone flashli...If you shine a bright light, (a smartphone flashlight, for instance) through the removed ink reservoir, you can see how much ink is left in it, for the opaque reservoirs. Nepenthe1287https://www.blogger.com/profile/00285589774981974362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-48939872795556248322017-09-20T08:04:12.937-05:002017-09-20T08:04:12.937-05:00Ive tried 3 different boxes of 12 and in every bpx...Ive tried 3 different boxes of 12 and in every bpx theres been at least 3 that leaked or exploded. The best bold out there is the Pilot G2 Bold and the Bic Velocity Bold. Trust me you won't be sorry, they might be more expensive but better to pay for a good pen than a pair of new pantsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124707888982250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-48567359005077106482017-09-20T08:00:44.562-05:002017-09-20T08:00:44.562-05:00Zebra bold pens are not as nice (they feel really ...Zebra bold pens are not as nice (they feel really scratchy). These pens mentioned above write much netter, BUT TEND TO LEAK AND EXPLODE! Try the Bic Velocity Bold or Pilot G2 Bold....smokth reliable and worth the money.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124707888982250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-79950173443656164972017-09-09T13:45:18.028-05:002017-09-09T13:45:18.028-05:00You have a nice handwriting, I wish mine would be ...You have a nice handwriting, I wish mine would be that nice :) thanks for the review Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159376703464148014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-78013466481161698032017-02-15T21:45:38.142-06:002017-02-15T21:45:38.142-06:00These might not be the best ballpoint ink pens eve...These might not be the best ballpoint ink pens ever, but where the intersection meets with disposable pens they are the best. I've never had a pen that is a better color of green ink. It's such a bright Kelly Green, almost Emerald Green, and it writes so smooth on any paper you put the point to. I'll never go back to using regular Cristal pens after having tried the 1.6mm points.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05744875071790030520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-70325947692758951192016-01-17T01:53:52.653-06:002016-01-17T01:53:52.653-06:00These are the best pens ever made!These are the best pens ever made!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02708212894844641144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-5947196318692420062015-10-21T19:57:28.391-05:002015-10-21T19:57:28.391-05:00The bic 1.6mm just leak all the time
The bic 1.6mm just leak all the time<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05324757782369553016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-83984538967839161642015-10-21T19:56:13.806-05:002015-10-21T19:56:13.806-05:00I like bics but all of these 1.6mm I bought(over 3...I like bics but all of these 1.6mm I bought(over 30) leak likr a sive.They were going to my sisters grade 3 class but had to toss the lot.two thumbs down<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05324757782369553016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-24564450892685197602015-02-15T04:07:07.544-06:002015-02-15T04:07:07.544-06:00Great review - thanks! It was bittersweet though a...Great review - thanks! It was bittersweet though as I cannot find the red and green ones in Europe. (Funny how Bic is French and many of the products are not available in France!!) Anyway, I have 6 out of the 8 so I guess it's not bad :) But just to say, there IS a 1.2 mm nib - it's the Bic cristal "soft" these come in the usual 4 colours and come in a transparent blue casing. One nice added feature is the tip is also the color of the ink and the side logo is also matching ink color - I would add a photo if I could !! alelvi123https://www.blogger.com/profile/18055100343416871581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-54593687301775644822014-07-19T16:45:31.964-05:002014-07-19T16:45:31.964-05:00I just love these pens,esp,the purple ones for my ...I just love these pens,esp,the purple ones for my daily work.But,they don't come in packs of twelve :(Priyadharshinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14064311406216927248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-22142921268897803702014-06-12T06:42:10.744-05:002014-06-12T06:42:10.744-05:00Am using it and i love working with it.Am using it and i love working with it.kosiyaefirewallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13822967287335232567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-86611867431167297772014-06-01T12:51:57.598-05:002014-06-01T12:51:57.598-05:00I have to agree. This is the best pen I've eve...I have to agree. This is the best pen I've ever used at any price.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05032119540338813810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-11338279062072800232014-04-23T00:21:10.679-05:002014-04-23T00:21:10.679-05:00I love dark blue ink, always; I have to use dark p...I love dark blue ink, always; I have to use dark pink or dark red for work...I prefer dark pink. I only care for blue and pink colors! I wish they sell it, individually! My childhood pens were fountain pen... Since ball point pens were very expensive in Vietnam from 1975 thru 1990 ! I own a Parker fountain pen for diary, and prayers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-15304619752765934722014-03-31T08:28:47.877-05:002014-03-31T08:28:47.877-05:00Been using mine for a couple weeks now and the blu...Been using mine for a couple weeks now and the blue and black at least are getting really globby and leaking ink all over everything. This hasn;t happened to anyone else??Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16555342175902082494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-51600594613537810942013-12-02T20:44:32.141-06:002013-12-02T20:44:32.141-06:00Thanks for this review. I was searching for a bold...Thanks for this review. I was searching for a bold green and purple. I have all the reds blues and blacks I could ever use but my work requires these odd green and purple. I will give a packet of these a shot (If I can find any in australia) and save my money rather than buying the papermate (Reading above comment)Woosanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13377091651798025626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-20010152501577921502013-10-09T23:24:25.452-05:002013-10-09T23:24:25.452-05:00Just a couple more things. All these Bic 1.6 mm st...Just a couple more things. All these Bic 1.6 mm stick pens have transparent barrels but the black, blue, red, and green also have transparent ink reservoirs so remaining ink level is always visible. Purple, pink, turquoise, and lime's ink reservoirs are opaque white so remaining ink level is not visible on them. A striking thing about the pens, and the first thing I noticed, is their extremely light weight. Also, they do give off a definite early 60's vibe. As Randall says above: "I for one associate them with my childhood; ... Caps, barrels, stamped logo -- it all screams "Bic!!"Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236175075341729909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-36116761208905663502013-10-09T22:54:35.683-05:002013-10-09T22:54:35.683-05:00I was on the fence about buying these Bic 1.6 mm p...I was on the fence about buying these Bic 1.6 mm pens until reading this favorable review last night. I got a 24-pack today at Office Depot for $6.50, their regular price. There are 8 colors: 4 black, 4 blue, 3 red, 3 pink, 3 green, 3 purple, 2 turquoise, and 2 lime. After trying them out, I'm happy to find every color is bold enough to be usable, unlike Papermate's stable of colors in their 1.4 mm Profile pens which includes an orange much too light for any normal use (although it comes in handy for making light, pleasant-looking marks in a dictionary or Bible, for instance). The Bic 1.6 mm blue is my only complaint since it is a very dark, businesslike, serious blue while I prefer a brighter more cheerful blue, as the Papermate 1.4 mm does provide. Overall I prefer the Bic 1.6 width, though, to the 1.4. One reason I did not buy before now is that I thought the width difference between the 1.4 Papermate (which I own a set in all its colors) and 1.6 Bic would be too small to notice. The difference, however, is immediately apparent and satisfies very well the purpose for which I use these wide ballpoints which is to provide the boldness of a gel or rollerball while still retaining all the qualities and advantages of a ballpoint such as not running or disappearing when wet and fast drying. That is another thing that surprised me - the Papermate 1.4 mm inks do not dry quickly. You cannot touch your writing for 3-5 seconds after applying without smearing. I expected the Bic 1.6 mm to be worse, if anything, in that respect simply because a greater volume of ink is being laid down. But I found all these Bic 1.6 colors to dry very very fast. As soon as you write you can brush your hand over your word and there is no smearing. The Bic 1.6's also seem to glide smoother than the Papermate 1.4 mm. There are minor blobs once in a while but they don't seem to mar the overall look to any great extent, maybe because the line itself is just so wide that the blob is not that much larger than the line it's a part of, as a percentage. Checking around on the web tonight I was happy to find there are exceptionally good prices on certain colors of Bic 1.6 mm if you look around. For instance, Walmart sells bundled double 12-packs (so 24-count) of either blue or black for $2.38. That's exactly 10 cents each. The price I paid today for my 8-color set of 24 pens is about 27 cents each and I haven't seen those sets much cheaper anywhere so far. Refills are available on the Bic website for the retractable version (mine is the stick version, as is the type reviewed on this blog, which is not refillable) for 50 cents each.Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236175075341729909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-84892481550874685092013-06-02T17:00:42.507-05:002013-06-02T17:00:42.507-05:00I'm glad I'm not alone - I found one of th...I'm glad I'm not alone - I found one of these stuffed in my desk at work, and it wipes the floor with normal biros. Immediately my writing felt more emotional and I actually looked forward to writing stuff instead of hating it. If only these wide-nibbed biros had been around when I was young, my life would have been transformed.Ashley Pomeroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09466311744358782337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-72253644548537015412013-03-20T22:15:46.020-05:002013-03-20T22:15:46.020-05:00I still am not a fan of bold point pens in general...I still am not a fan of bold point pens in general (got a Zebra 1.6mm pen the other day that is close to miserable), but these are definitely worth a try. I encourage you to give them a shot!Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13909630181249456123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-43867623693879695672013-03-20T12:32:29.253-05:002013-03-20T12:32:29.253-05:00I saw those at CVS one day but I don't use a b...I saw those at CVS one day but I don't use a bold tip pen, so I left them there. I wish they would make fine tips in colors.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708708423596855492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-5242478006694328622013-03-16T10:18:36.339-05:002013-03-16T10:18:36.339-05:00I honestly think it is hard to beat the sheer simp...I honestly think it is hard to beat the sheer simplicity and utter reliability of a Bic ballpoint sometimes. No, they're not very sexy, but they are tried and trusted, which is much better sometimes.Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13909630181249456123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-10784514687091745362013-03-15T14:38:51.450-05:002013-03-15T14:38:51.450-05:00I had no idea Bic made 1.6mm ballpoints. These loo...I had no idea Bic made 1.6mm ballpoints. These look surprisingly nice, even though I typically prefer finer nibs. Bic ballpoints don't get a lot of love from most stationery bloggers, so it was great to see this review! I also have a fondness for the basic Bic Cristal, since for me it was also a pen that I grew up with.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02434221231298315347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-86401807238103195502013-03-15T07:35:08.114-05:002013-03-15T07:35:08.114-05:00I agree -- the blue AND the black are simply amazi...I agree -- the blue AND the black are simply amazing.Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13909630181249456123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4287921653396432335.post-53102986437572670322013-03-14T22:36:37.160-05:002013-03-14T22:36:37.160-05:00I'm glad I'm not the only one with a softs...I'm glad I'm not the only one with a softspot for this pen. The blue is possibly the best ballpoint blue I've ever tried.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com