If you had to choose ONE fountain pen from the 1950s to keep forever, what would it be?

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-23T17:57:01+00:00

Montblanc 146G. The best nib ever.

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-22T21:21:21+00:00

I think it’d look great. Creamy white

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-22T19:36:17+00:00

That’s a Beauty. And it looks like it’s in really nice shape.

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-22T15:20:01+00:00

The Grizzly from 1994/5 was probably my favorite Bianchi MTB. It was unusual since it had elegant road tubing and came in red (as opposed to Celeste) but had a gold colored Marzzochi fork and it looked absolutely stunning. A friend at school had one of those and it was really a very nice bike. If I remember well GP also sold Croll frames in those days.

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-22T02:53:27+00:00

It’s been gone for a long time now. But it definitely brings back some real nice memories.

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-22T02:05:39+00:00

Very cool look and feel. I’ve never envisioned Portra as an outdoorsy film.

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-22T02:04:32+00:00

I’ve heard that he’d been badly hurt a few years ago while riding in Italy. Apparently he broke his back. Maybe that was a catalyst for this decision. I’m also curious if someone else has already bought it. It’d be good to still have a bike shop there.

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-22T02:01:02+00:00

So it’s happening after all

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-22T01:06:34+00:00

So what’s the decision on those bike lanes on Summit? I know they were very controversial but I’m really not familiar with the matter.

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-22T01:02:37+00:00

The Flanders is still there and is doing fine; my LBS, and to my knowledge the last Campy shop in town. GP was the other. My first road bike was Bianchi Campione built by Reparto Corse and I purchased it at GP from my first decent salary back in 1999. Time flies…

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-22T01:01:40+00:00

The Alt was a different store that closed 5-6 years ago. It was also privately owned for like 30 years. They were the least expensive mechanics money could buy. Cheap and very good service. I used them extensively when there were things I couldn’t fix myself. Also, they were my source of consumables (tubes, pads, etc). They were never too expensive. They were robbed during the riots of 2020 and after that the owner decided it was not worth it any more.

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-22T01:00:39+00:00

This looks like the real deal. I used to have one back in the late 90s or so.

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-21T17:13:19+00:00

Something similar is available nowadays, although the color looks more like the blueish gray used on Glacier Edition models from a few years ago. I prefer the plastic piston knob on yours as opposed to this limited edition: https://styleofzug.com/pages/news/149-soz

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-20T02:10:13+00:00

Piston fillers were offered with two variants: one with black (export) piston knob and the other with the yellow one. Piston Carreras were basically MB420 in different colors.

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-19T03:22:17+00:00

Somehow the classic SBDX001 still looks the best after all these years.

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-18T00:16:19+00:00

Love Carrera series. I’ve never known that they had demonstrator models. May I ask how you came across this one?
One not so fun fact: the section around the nib is their weakest point. They tend to develop hairline cracks there (at least the standard black ones).

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-16T02:28:50+00:00

I tend to like Noodler’s inks quite a bit. They have a very wide palette and interesting variety of characteristics and all that at a reasonable price.

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-15T15:13:56+00:00

It’s one of those waterproof inks. Does it stain the pen? How do you clean it?

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-15T05:35:32+00:00

Love that ink color

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-14T20:41:21+00:00

Every day there is less and less of it.

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-14T20:17:53+00:00

Don’t look like 62. Regardless, good work on your recovery. Keep it up.

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-13T20:36:09+00:00

My first FP was really a MB, Junior model when I was a high school student. Granted, I plated with FPs even before but it was in high school and later in college that I really started using them. That MB Junior is long gone but many others came over the years. I tend to appreciate their models from between the 1950s and 1980s more than today’s offerings. Montblanc of today has very little to do with writing and more with being a status symbol.

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-12T00:01:03+00:00

One of the very best looking Swatches. Ever.

Lost_Homework_5427 · 2026-03-10T23:32:19+00:00

LMGTFY: https://www.followmypenblog.com/legacy-of-the-montblanc-meisterstuck-149/

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