Just finished about five sentences with the Levenger Decathlon shown in the picture above. Here's my quick take.

• Looks outstanding; excellent formal pen.
• Great Schmidt-sourced screw-in nib (mine is medium); this means that for all of you with custom ground Bexley Simplicity nibs, they're a direct swap. Good flow, smooth, and despite what I thought when I first looked at it, the two-tone nib looks very nice.
• Fit/finish is great!
• Feel in the hand is very good; almost identical in weight to the TrueWriter as well as in all of the other dimensions.
• Although I've never owned one, this has an Omas-esque quality to it - the facets make it feel similar to what I'd imagine a Paragon feels like.

Expect a full review and some detailed photos when I get a few minutes.

Seriously, an outstanding pen. Levenger really hit one outta the park on this one!

Only slightly off topic. Do you (or anyone who reads this) know if the Truewriter also uses the same screw-in Schmidt nib?

Donnie

Same principle, but a smaller nib. Same diameter threads, etc. In a pinch, I once used the short Levenger nib in a Retro51 Double 8 and it worked okay. I wouldn't do it as a long-term solution, but it does work.

Nice one! I was pleasantly surprised when I saw these on their site.

R.

This is a looker. I hope it is successful and comes out in something other than black.

A dark burgundy would be lovely.

Nice photos, Ryan! The Decathlon looks very nice, very elegant. My only only problem with this pen is that it is only available with a medium nib. Too bad for me.

I'm guessing that it won't be too long, and they'll release it in a few more nib sizes. I don't know that it'll be as big a selection as you might be able to get with a Pelikan, but I'd guess that they'll have at least F/M/B.

Hi Ryan,

I do not have a Simplicity so I am not sure which nib it is that might fit in here other than the standard one.


Do you know, would it take the standard Steel nib that comes in the Dani and Taccias? Those come on a feed pushed into a plastic threaded collar. Wonder if they would fit? If this would take the Taccia Fine steel nib, that would be very nice.

john

John, I suppose that might work. I don't have a Dani, and the Staccato that I do own doesn't seem to have this threading. Mine's just a friction fit setup.

Can anyone try this out with their Simplicity and Taccia to see if it works there? A Retro 51 Double 8 would work, too.