Indian Flex Pen VS FPR (Fountain Pen Revolution)

This is a Kanwrite flex pen made in Indian.

Looks like they make the nibs (possibly) pens for Fountain Pen Revolution.

From the website About section

Our Story

My name is Kevin Thiemann, the owner of Fountain Pen Revolution.  My interest in fountain pens began with a desire to improve my poor penmanship.  This pursuit led me to buy my very first fountain pen in the year 2009. I fell in love instantly and decided I would like to have more quality pens but was discouraged by the high price tags.  This led me on a quest for high quality low cost pens.  I was working in India at the time and, as fate would have it, discovered the world of Indian-made pens.  In addition to buying these fountain pens for myself I started to sell them to other collectors and pen enthusiasts. And thus, Fountain Pen Revolution was born.  Eventually, we began partnering with Indian fountain pen manufacturers to construct pens and nibs to our own specifications so we can offer great pens at a great price to fountain pen lovers around the world.

FPR is family owned and operated.  My kids and I still sit at the kitchen table and clean, inspect, and maintenance every pen we sell. Our passion at FPR is to provide reasonably priced quality fountain pens and to be a blessing to our community.  We invest a percentage of all profits back into the communities where our pens are made.  We believe in old-fashioned honest business practices, good family fun, and that we should give to those around us in need.  We also believe that fountain pens are not just for the rich or only for our grandparent’s generation. By offering quality products at reasonable prices with personal service we hope to spread the joy of fountain pens to a new generation of writers.  We hope you enjoy our FPR flex nib fountains and all our other low cost quality products.  Check out this short video to learn more about our story.  Join the Revolution!

[ibpopp]

I had similar problems with an FPR Himalaya + ultraflex nib. I contacted them and Kevin immediately sent me a replacement nib unit without charge. No hassles, no delay. Now it works faultlessly. FPR is at the top of the pile when it comes to customer service. Happy to recommed them.

[sidneyjunior]

India makes fountain pens for the FPR and Noodler's. I am quite sure Kanwrite makes the Noodler's fountain pens and Click makes some of the FPR fountain pens... All made in India... Awesome. Good fountain pens for a very cheap price... !!! I do not have none of them so far... I would love to...

[DreamState]

I so love the Kanwrite EF Superflex nib on an ebonite feed. They are totally awesome for a stainless steel nib. So far they are some of the best that I have found for modern nibs.

[vageli]

I have spoken with Sajit, the owner of Kanwrite pens.
They are the OEM for FPR's nibs.
Kanwrite offers a wider variety of Flex and Ultraflex options.
I have a Kanwrite Ebonite Jumbo ACR custom fitted with their Ultraflex nib.
It performs much better than my 4 FPRs and with no issues in 9 months of almost daily use.
Had I known them before FPR, I would have gone straight to the source.
My FPR's have issues after using for a while: leaky converters and ebonite feeds needing constant tinkering.

[ycplum]

For full flex pens, the nib is half the battle. The other half is the flow, which I thnk is vastly underappreciated, and I find the flow the harder of the two to adjust.

[darashadhar]

Ohhh! So that's why my Jinhao X159 is also skippy!
It has other problems, the Tines tooo tight, and the Feed I feel is dodgy along but angular scratchiness, but thanks to Doodlebud, I'm working on it.. and i might even give it a try at tuning the Nib into F-M Italic.
Once again, I thank you—Doodlebud, for your expertise, honesty and the concern about Helping-out us Fountain Pen Lovers🍻
🖋

[barrylevitt]

My favorite indian made pen with the same nib design is marketed by Osprey Co. and is callled the Madison. Mine has a EEF nib which has performed very well out of the box. Cost 24.00 on Amazon or Ebay or Osprey website.
Thanks for the review.

[shreyasj]

Got the Kanwrite desire 35 ultra flex with EBONITE feed directly from the manufacturer, which writes buttery smooth and has a good amount of flex. The manufacturer allows lots of customization concerning feed, nibs, colors, and trims. These fountain pens are affordable and bang for the buck.

[SnaykEyes]

I got a Kanwrite Ultra Flex Nib thinking it would be a clone of the FPR (being that it looks identical) . To my surprise though, it was quite a bit stiffer. The FPR Ultra Flex Nib is a much nicer nib to write with. Smoother & flexier. I bought a second Kanwrite nib because my first one had a bent tine & I had to straighten it. Just in case I muffed it somehow I gave them another go. The second one under-performed just as the first one did. I'm not sure if FPR does anything to their nibs when they get them but they're doing something right. I was really hoping the Kanwrite Ultra Flex would perform like the FPR because of their price & availability. Alas, it wasn't to be. I'll have to give the brand Click a go. Fingers crossed.

[MrAndrew]

I find a better way to get the ink flowing again, is to dip it in a small bottle of ink I have open just in case. These are lovely, small pens to practice Caligraphy with. They are quite wet writers you have to be patient with. They are prone to burping.

[CJB]

You should try Kanwrite's Heritage fountain pen. It's a piston filler. A lovely pen which outperforms many well known brands..

[rod]

My FPR worked well out of the box. Great flex pen. I have the V2 and you have to be careful with air locks that affect flow. If it sends out blobs of ink, flush it out and refill. Plus, a bit of silicon grease on the converter threads prevents leaks without over tightening the tiny plastic threads. I'm in the UK and the after sales service at FPR is second to none.

[DDP]

I have a himalay v2 and have exact same problem with the converter. I added a stainless steel 5mm ball bearing in the section and it works perfect. I love the nib but wish it was a bit bigger and a higher capacity converter.

[MrCabimero]

I have the Jaipur V2 with Ultraflex. They changed the feed from the original. I love it.

[derekdavis]

Glad you like the Pelikan 140, mine has enormous sentimental value & is a thoroughly excellent workhorse pen, and utterly reliable, touch wood.

[derekdavis]

Totally agree with you on that one. Every time I think I've found my Grail pen - I really haven't. It's a never ending search but price aside the Mont Blanc 149 Meisterstuck Calligraphy comes close. If one can get the Pilot Custom 823 FA if it actually exists that would come pretty close at less than half the price I think. I think that part of the joy in trying for that Grail pen is in the ownership.Collecting even

[soxandbears]

"i had no ink at all on my fingers when i started now i have ink everywhere." that is my experience with FPR ultra flex as well. it spews ink all over the place

[sonorangaming]

Just found this video. My FPR had the same issue with burping ink. I greased all the internal threads and heat set my nib and that seems to have fixed it.

[baebaebaebae]

I think Kanwrite is better for Spencerian and FPR for Copperplate. Now I think I need both kkkk

[jlinaz]

I love the Fountain Pen Revolution Guru fountain pen with a superflex nib. It is easy to flex while writing and prefer it over my Noodler's Ahab and Konrad. The noodlers flex nib is harder to flex and without me even pushing down on it the ink feathers a lot. I bought a fine non flex nib made by Noodlers ink separately and like that nib better. EBay is a good place to get fountain pens from. I purchased many of my pens there.