Noodler's Ahab

Any of those pens will provide a pleasant gold nib writing experience that will last a lifetime. Once you go above that price point I think you are paying more for the materials and brand names rather than the writing experience. You could also get a lot of enjoyment from sub $100 vintage pens if you're willing to do minor restoration work. And I love my Noodler's Ahab and Konrad which are both $20 dollar pens.

Cross Townsend. Noodler's Ink Ahab.

I remembered randomly some years ago that the complicated concept of FPs had turned me away then, like it does a lot of people, but I decided that for what ever reason I didn't want to be one of those people anymore, so I researched up online, ordered a Noodler's Ahab from Goulet and began my journey! The Ahab didn't take unfortunately, for the record. It had dripping issues and I was not comfortable yet with tinkering. I ordered a Twsbi Eco after that.

After watching a bunch of reviews, I decided that that was the way that I am going to try a flex pen. The Noodler's Ahab and the Jinhao x750 are the pens that I most frequently hear people swapping #6 nibs into and out of, so I figured it's a pretty safe bet, and I get to try the Jinhao stock nib, the heft of the Jinhao, and the Ahab's flex nib for less than the price of a Noodler's Creaper.