Quote Originally Posted by LameBMX View Post
What would be the preferred recomendation for a n00b; Lamy AL-Star vs levenger True Writer?
I have a Lamy Safari and a Lamy 2000 and they are very nice quality pens. Safari, which is the same as al-star but plastic, or al-star would be a good first pen. The Safari writes well and everything about it is functional, especially the great clip. The converter will let you use any bottled ink with it. You can easily pull off the nib on a safari with some scotch tape and then switch it for a new one.

My everyday pens are a Lamy 2000 which I have loaded with Noodler's Manhattan Blue, and a Sailor 1911 loaded with Noodler's Blue Black. I use them for my honing log, occasional letters, to keep score on games and for misc stuff. One can always find stuff to write with a fp.

Michael