If you get a syringe you can refill the disposable cartridges with any bottled ink you want 😃 A lot of people do it that way since the converter is so small

Yes I have done that. Iguana blue with a 14k broad nib and it is glorious. Cheers!

great video as always Lauren! the kaweco sports are my favorite fountain pens, but I think I have to try out an al sport soon

I have owned a total of three fountain pens and started collecting them in 2019. I am not a huge spender so I always made sure to do my research and finally bit the bullet and bought a Kaweco Al sport in rose gold. It is my absolute favorite. It’s so convenient being a mini and the nib I got was not troublesome like others report. I’m in a bit of a pink era right now so the rose gold was absolutely perfect! If I could only keep one or if I could go back I would only keep and choose to purchase the rose gold. It is my dream pen!

My first one fountain pen was not Kaweco. I decided to buy a Perkeo and i really enjoy writing with it. 🤗

Great video. I have the same one. AFfter using the Skyline, I feel that the weight in this aluminium one is perfect. I really think the brass one will be a huge jump from the skyline, weight-related.

Enjoy so much your videos. You are so informative and easy to listen to. Just finally ordered iridescent pearl Kaweco and will be my first Kaweco. See everyone has at least one in their pen collection. What I really want, as I mentioned was the vibrant violet AL, but such a big price jump. Just trying to find a reason to get it, along with TWISBI mini white rose gold.

Great video I've had the brass sport for around 4 years, purchased the 14k gold extra fine nib. Recently added the black clip which I think suits it's tarnished appearance with the patina. It's one of my all time favorite pens I own and is permanently inked! I've never had it hard start even if I haven't uncapped it in a few weeks.

I've been using fountain pens for years and years and years, but you inspired me to save up and get the Iguana Blue AL sport a few weeks ago. It's my ultimate favorite color of turquoise ever. The medium nib is absolutely perfect. And even though the pearl Sport looks like a tampon, 😄 it is still one of my faves in my collection as well. My other 2 fave Kawecos are the ART sports in pearl orange and metallic turquoise. With that, I think my collection of 4 sports is complete 🤗.

Great video! I was wondering if you wouldn't mind doing a video on your favourite white ink pens or favourite pens to write with on tricky surfaces? Thanks again for this one, Lauren. That purple Kaweco stole my whole heart ❤

My favorite fountain pen so far is Kaweco Parkeo in Full black. I'm obsessed with the fine nib, my handwriting in both languages looks so pretty! and I love that it is matte!

I love the Kaweco Sports! I have amassed quite a collection and love them all. I agree the nibs are not consistent and I go back and forth between medium and broad. I love the Iridescent Pearl - it’s so pretty. I have the brass one and while it does make my hands smell like pennies it feels so solid in my hand. It is also great for carrying around as it can take a hit easily. The one I have writes beautifully. I also have the AL in Rose gold and LOVE how smooth it feels. Just gorgeous. I don’t have any of the gold nibs - I am happy with the steel ones so I doubt I will ever upgrade. I keep telling myself that I won’t buy more sports but then I follow up to say that I’m just lying to myself when I say that. ;)

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on the AL Sport! I have three of the plastic Sports and recently purchased the Brass Sport. I love the feel of the brass, but it is way too heavy for me to write with for long sessions, and my Kaweco Classic Sport is the primary fountain pen that I use for journaling. I was hoping that the brass version would become my primary, but since it causes hand fatigue, I think I'll try the AL Sport. I'm hoping that it will be the Goldilocks pen, heavier than the plastic sport, which is a little too light, but way lighter than the brass. It sounds like you love the AL for the same reason.

Love this! I have five plastic Kaweco pens and really like them all….. I think I need to step up to one of these! 💜

Great video! My first ever fountain pen was a Lamy Safari, but the first SERIOUS one I got was the Kaweco Sport series. That was when I realized I really enjoyed the experience of writing with a fountain pen and wanted to level up a bit. I got both the AL Sport in the Limited Edition Aurora Green (which is drop dead gorgeous in person) and the Brass Sport. I love the weight and heft of the brass model, and I do indeed look forward to using it and watching it earn a patina over the years, but if I'm being honest I think I prefer the weight of the AL Sport more. For longer writing sessions, the brass does eventually tire me out a lot faster than the aluminum one, making the latter much more enjoyable to write with for long stretches. However, that very violet AL Sport is beautiful, and I may just have to pick another one up for myself! However, I got my nibs in both fine and extra fine as I tend to write cursive quite small, and medium nibs just weren't giving me enough room to write small enough. I think I've landed on the Fine nib for writing and the Extra Fine for sketching. :-)

I also love the Kaweco AL sports. I think my favorite is the Skylucent. It is an exclusive to a Japanese stationary store and has the same smooth texture as the gold but it’s a pretty Tiffany blue. I also love the gold. It was a birthday gift from my sister and has been consistently inked since January. It is true that the Brass Sport has a smell at first but becomes less noticeable as it patinas. It is my very favorite Kaweco! I also have the Steel Sport but there is just something about the way the brass patinas and the heft of the pen that makes me reach for it over all of the others. Diamine cartridges are awesome in Kawecos. My favorite of the Anniversary colors is the Safari Green.

A pen I loved as soon as I saw it and ended up getting was the Kaweco AL Sport Stonewashed Blue. I’m kind of new in the FP world so I don’t have many pens but I see myself buying another Kaweco soon, may be with a M nib instead of F that I don’t enjoy that much. A plastic Sport is a good idea exactly for the same reason you said, I will not mind carrying around a cheaper one. I’m still undecided among Cian, Frosted blueberry, Navy Blue, Ice Blue…even the Pearl I like…will see. That ink blue you tried reminded me a lot to the only blue ink I have, the Diamine Washable Blue, I like it a lot but you can get tired of it quickly I feel. Anyway nice video I enjoyed it a lot and btw my favorite color is blue 😂😂😂

For me it's the Brass Sport. I like aluminium but I love the brass way more.

I have the rose gold version. I love it.

Just got my Kaweco Original a few days ago. Hands down my favorite pen

Love the gold one

I recently got my first kaweco sport, the skyline in fox and I am obsessed with it! I love the fine nib and the way the grip feels, I would love to get an AL because they seem more like a forever pen to me- i kind of want to get an extra fine nib, as i love the fine nip on my sport but i also have a kaweco perkeo in fine and that one is a little thicker? Well, I guess it's christmas semi soon, until then i will just look at them longingly

I like the AL Sports better than the plastic ones, so I just picked up the Iguana Blue, so now I have the AL Sports in my 3 favorite colors: Teal, Rose, and Purple!

I have been tempted to get an AL edition for a while but ended up with a student retro 70’s version one and a Traveler’s brass fountain pen, and have enjoyed both. But now I feel encouraged to acquire an AL one, I always end up diverting to then come back to my initial wishlist 🤭TYFS❣️✨✒️

I’d like to see an in depth video on the rainbow Conklin duragraph! I recently ordered one based off of your video but it hasn’t arrived yet and I’m excited to see what nib size you have etc 😅 I also recently purchased the kaweco brass sport and it’s beautiful! I haven’t inked it up just yet but it is a lot heavier than I expected. Im waiting for a colour in the aluminum sport that I’m madly in love with before I buy one of those as well.

I’ve been eyeing the violet Kaweco al sport because I wanted slightly heavier pen plus I love purples! Ahh, it’s so easy to fall down the path of collecting 😂

Funny enough I started out with that green one you showed. I love the look of it but I also found it way too light and so jumped to the opposite end of the pool with the brass! I've only had that for two days, but have really been enjoying writing with it. instead of pressing down on the pen like with the plastic I feel like it just kind of glides as it goes; I recommend it! I have it in fine point as I like to conserve on the ink a little more... when I first got the medium on the plastic one I seemed to really be going through the ink quickly.

There is nothing wrong with steel nibs, especially Kaweco's, especially the . Personally I don't think gold nibs are worth it, even though that's al I buy anymore. Don't be a sucker like me! The one Kaweco I have that I still use is the Special . Excellent and comfy.

I feel EXACTLY the same way (about 6 minutes into the video, LOL). The only difference is that my favourite is the rose gold colour, in a M nib. The plastic sports are too light in hand and I don’t write well with them. The AL Sport is my Goldilocks “just write”. I have several TWSBI ECOs (regular and T), a Lamy Safari, and several Platinum Prefountes (which I quite like and are super inexpensive), as well ass a few other ALs in different colours & finished (vibrant violet, Iguana blue, Petrol) but if I had to live with only one FP the rest of my life it would be my rose gold AL Sport in M. The texturing on the other colours really changes the feel & movement in hand, and while I enjoy them, they just aren’t the same, so my favourite ink (Noodler’s Black Swan in Australian Roses) is always in my rose gold :)

For Kaweco nibs, try the Premium steel ones. Not much different, but they are built to higher quality control standards. For the slight increase in price, it's worth it. Moreover, they (are claimed to) have a larger, better iridium tip. The gold Kaweco nibs, I wouldn't expect much from them. The quality of Kaweco pens (of any pen indeed) is in their smooth writing. And smoothness oftentimes increases with rigidity, not the other way around, if combined with good build, grind and tuning.. Now, steel is stiffer than gold. For any degree of build quality, a steel nib should give you a smoother write. Gold nibs are softer, they flex more and can give more variation in the width, but not more smoothness. Their better writing results mostly from better build and quality controls. (Their high price 'justifiies' spending more time on them. The maker believes the customes will be willing to pay more. And he is usually correct). In summary, if what you want is smooth writing and don't care about caligraphy nor variation in thickness, get a steel nib built to the highest standards that you find and can afford. PS. For a proof of this, try some well-built steel nibs (which are rare!). Try for instance the nibs from Faber Castell or Otto Hutt. There's no gold nib that can beat them. People come utterly surprised at their smoothness, because they don't understand these arguments.. One last note: One would think that a good option would be a gold nib with more weight to give it more stiffness. But that's virtually impossible, if you recall that gold comes at aroung $60 per gram. No nib maker is interested in going that direction. Quite the opposite. Gold nibs are optimized for low weight and are thinner. That makes them even softer, but never smoother (other things being equal).

I love the Kaweco sports. My favorites are the ART sports - they’re light like the plastic ones, but they’re made of Italian acrylic and are just much nicer (and more expensive) and also now very difficult to find.

I now have two Kaweco AL Sport pens: the Dark Espresso, and a Rose Gold that I bought from EBay. While I love the AL Sport pens, I find them to be on the slick side, so the plastic Sports work better for me during long writing sessions. But I’m crazy about Kaweco pens, just not nibs smaller than Medium.

I just found your channel today and I love your videos!! Currently I use micron pens and am wanting to begin using fountain pens instead. Would you happen to know what pen or nib size would be good to replace the size 1 or .25mm micron pen?

I’m always looking for the perfect blue ink. Have you tried PW Akkerman? Currently I’m using Akkerman Blauw

The Kaweco sport was my first fountain pen too! It is still one of my favorite pens to date. My current favorite is the Light Lavender that was a limited edition from last year. Did you know that Galen Leather has a collector pen case made specifically for Kaweco pens? It can hold up to 14 pens! It's been on my wishlist for a while. 🥰 Diamine is my favorite ink brand. You should look at the Golden Honey from the 150th collection. Its a beautiful warm honey gold.

i have the sport steel version , i tried the AL, it was still too light and yes the brass does smell so the steel one was just the right one and i gotta say i enjoy it quite alot

Fantastic! Where did you find the pages with the printed spaces to test the inks? I want them too!

the range in looks/aesthetics of these pens is wild! so pretty and something for every mood. do you notice any kind of quality/writing difference between pens where you can change the nibs and pens where you can't? maybe it's the indecisiveness in me but i can't imagine committing to one nib size for a pen forever unless there was a huge difference in the experience.

Cool video tfs

Did you know that Kaweco very recently released a black full size version of the Sport? They have a model 250 with a very large nib. BTW- Personally prefer cartridges over the messy bottled ink. That is why I have never bought a TWSBI because they are generally non-cartridge.

I want to start using a fountain pen, but I don't really know how to do it... I try to use it, and my writting comes out weird, and I don't really know whether I am holding it right, or what... I want to write beautifully with it!!! Any help you could give me? At the moment I usually write with a Pentel Energel 0.7. Thank you so much!!! Greetings from Barcelona!

I don't like the way you review the pen, but i love your video quality.

I purchased the rose gold version as pink is my lucky color as per astrology saying( as i'm born in rabbit year :))

Where did u get the gold clips?

I had no idea it was pronounced 'All Sport'. I have been calling it A.L. Sport.

What material are fountain pens most commonly made in? Plastic, sterling silver, ?

I think the Ruby Al Sport has the same texture.

. writes like a paper mate flair pen 😛 blue velvet is pretty tough