Fountain Pen Revolution Himalaya
I just really love these pens. When I began my search for the flexiest of all the nibs, all the advice I had was “you have to go vintage.” So I went vintage and that was an expensive trip! Fountain Pen Revolution, though, they make modern flex pens that you can get for 1/6 the price and still enjoy all that delightful flex!
Over two years, I’ve purchased a total of four of the Himalayas, but I have the FPR flex nib on, I think, nine different pens. I’ve also tried the Kanwrite from them, which has its own type of flex nib.
The #6 flex nib 
The #5 broad nib
Writing Samples
Ink: Vinta Perya 
Ink: Jacques Herbin Emeraude de Chivor 
Ink: Rohrer & Klingner Blue Mare
Yes! I so agree about the Himalaya! I have a V2 Himalaya with a #6 nib, and it is amazing. My favorite flex pen. I’d love to get a few more to have inked with different colors.
Isn’t it just fantastic? Oh I love that there is an affordable flex that works well and is super flexy. If I could, I’d love to just have a hundred different vintage Watermans’ filled with different colours of ink, but since I’m not a millionaire these pens save my sanity haha. Have you tried the FPR Triveni with the same nib? It’s a much longer pen and I kind of like that about it.
That ultra flex nib has my whole heart! I think I tried the Himalaya and it was a little heavy for me, but perhaps that would keep me from pressing too hard while writing. Mostly, I’m tired of hard starts, which it feels like my Kawecos and Conklin always do. But clearly I need to give it another go because THIS is the flex nib drama I’m here for! Thanks, as ever, for the review and especially the videos of the writing, which helps me get an idea of how different our pen grips are, and therefore estimate whether my line-width outcomes would be very different from yours. Cheers!
Hard starts are such a pain, I agree. The only flexy nibs I have that have *never* *not once* hard started are the vintage ones. But the Himalayas do pretty well. I’m very happy the videos are helpful, it’s the sort of thing I wish I’d been able to see examples of before testing out new pens. I know that the ultraflex is still my go-to for making beautiful line variation, as it’s smooth and means business. I wish you the best in your flex nib pen search!