Comments on: Review of Bic Matic.

by: Tim

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:07:36 +0000

one frustrating thing about these pencils is that when you advance the lead, they pull out too much lead and cause lead breakage. ITS ANNOYING!!!

by: Ben

Sun, 27 May 2007 13:16:28 +0000

I would like to add that in 1988 Bic announced that the Matic was the best selling mechanical pen in the US, the same year the french based Conte which was purchased by BIC in 1979 launched its “7 de conte” which is similar in design as the Matic.(i’ve been using those my whole youth) Who designed the model first? was it the french from Conte and then Bic adopted the model for retail or was it the other way round… the question is an obsession

by: selena

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 06:06:08 +0000

wow. what a thorough process you seem to have. i am an artist with equally high mechanical pencil standards, and i am impressed with your conclusions, as they match my own. more than anything, though, i am surprised to find (at complete random) someone out there as obsessed with the quality & feel of the pencil as i am. cool.

by: hardy

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:51:04 +0000

I’ll probably blog about this eventually, but I wanted to comment on this thread, for now. The Bics are awesome, and I’ll tell you why: with a little bit of fiddling with a sharp knife or a pair of scissors, you can easily shorten one to pocket size. Just leave the inner grey sleeve longer than the outer clear sleeve, and cap the whole thing off with an outboard eraser.

I’ve been looking for a decent pocket-size pencil forever, and am so happy that I finally have one. If you’ve got a box of these Bics, I highly recommend trying the mod.

by: Lee

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:56:48 +0000

I love the Matics, too, but for a different reason…they are the cheapest and easiest to find implement that both writes and provides a plastic tip for use as a stylus replacement for my Palm. I’d prefer a pen to a pencil, but the Matics are more than acceptable. I have a nice Pentel around here somewhere, but with the metal sleeve I don’t let it anywhere near my Palm’s screen.

by: Eolt

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 02:47:49 +0000

Bics are my starndard mechanical pencil. I’ve tried every pencil, every company and none can stand up to my bic. On the other end, I also have a ball point, and g2 gell, a pilot knight, a minrano b warrior and a tri write. I can never choose and switch every cupple of paragraphs.

by: Matt

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 02:19:37 +0000

HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by: Ian

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:07:57 +0000

Is the revolution over?

by: Matt

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:59:18 +0000

Humdog, dont apologise, we had a lengthly explaination of my OCD and that is surely off topic.(or is it, i wonder…) The broken lead thing happens when the lead breaks within the wood. then you end up sharpening and the lead will fall out. it is much more prevalent in “cheap ass” pencils(sorry for the language those who are offended) but there are any number of causes. for me it is drumming. that is i tap hard and break it myself. the palomino seems to be a very well made pencil in general and i would have to assume that because they are mass produced that some flukes get through and you got one.

by: Matt

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:51:22 +0000

I get ridiculed for the obsession but not for the pencil. then again its hard to ridicule someone when they are leaning up on a brick wall writing out sheet music.
It looks much more impressive then it is and so they just sort of say “oo nice pencil” and walk away. I’m sure they are thinking” what a nutty guy, the things you see on campus” God i wish i were joking now that I think about it