consider Black n' Red as well: it's been working *very* nicely for me.+1. Rhodia doesn't offer a loose leaf paper, though they get asked this a lot it seems: The Fountain Pen Network uses (functional) cookies. But the overall look of the Leuchtturm notebook is exactly what I would picture my "perfect notebook" to be aesthetically.Now, if I could get the Leuchtturm look with Clairefontaine paper (or Rhodia, and yes I know they're both made by Clairefontaine), I (we) would all live happily ever after.Honestly, I would go with Rhodia notebooks all day and never look back if only it didn't have the Rhodia logo right on the front of it. I also use Apica notebooks, which I find great for small notebooks and probably better writing paper than the Leuchtturm. At £17.50 it weighs in more expensive than the £12.95 Leuchtturm book. My pen glides so smoothly across the page, and the end product is flawless. I currently use the Lamy 2000 and the Pilot VP. After doing some research I'm torn between Rhodia Webnotebook vs Leuchtturm 1917 Medium Notebook. Strictly speaking this isn’t a fair test on price as the Rhodia book is bigger. You currently have javascript disabled. Rhodia is harder (more coated) than Leuchtturm1917 - you should be able to see and feel the difference. Im a middle school student who writes mainly with fountain pens. Between The Steps did an extensive dot-grid notebooks comparison featuring a Rhodiarama notebook alongside Scribbles That Matter, Leuchtturm, and others. Hopefully others will stop in.Yep, the non-labelled, soft cover. I would say that the Rhodia is not nearly as good value as the Leuchtturm as it has less pages and costs more. Rhodia Goalbook : A5 squared notebook. I’ve tried other Clairefontaine notebooks with the bright white paper and was less than impressed with how it flattened some of my inks. The Rhodia Goalbook is a new product specifically designed for bullet journaling with numbered dot grid pages, index pages, and undated monthly planning pages. I have 2 Moleskines at the moment which have terrible bleed-through, even using an extra fine nib (although I bought those Moleskines before I realized how bad they are for fountain pens). Rhodia Goalbooks are available in a few different colors.Their soft cover seems a bit fragile and can be unstable when writing compared to a hard cover. I was writing in a Leuchtturm journal when your post popped up so, as I said, I am not further fussed.


(And the Clairefontaine paper for writing letters)I don't recall getting bleed-through with Leuchtturm, but I only used Japanese fine and extra fine nibs in mine - and fineliner markers. paper samples (basically all mini notebooks) from Goulet Pens, and thought that was a good choice as it let me try out a variety and really see what I like / don't like. I also have a Leuchtturm but I promised myself not to write in it until my handwriting is better and I have finished writing in both of these Moleskines.Edit: I also have a Rhodia dot pad and some Clairefontaine Triomphe paper which both have absolutely no bleed-through unless I really go out of my way to get some (but out of all the possible A5(ish) notebooks the Leuchtturm looks aesthetically most pleasing to me so, I hope I can stick with them (Leuchtturm) with an extra fine nib with no bleed-through and just use those for the rest of my life. Read the Dearest Visitor of the little Fountain Pen Nut house on the digital prairie,Dearest Member or Visitor of the little Fountain Pen Nut house on the digital prairie,GatzBcn a message on Etsy and asked for a quote on a similar type of notebook with Clairefontaine Triomphe paper. No bleed/feathering. I have 2 Moleskines at the moment which have terrible bleed-through, even using an extra fine nib (although I bought those Moleskines before I realized how bad they are for fountain pens). (As in, Rhodia generally has less bleed-through and I've heard is more fountain pen friendly)As FatalPotato mentioned, it's the coating (often referred to as "sizing") of the paper.