rOtring Mechanical Pencil Tikky, Blue, 0.5mm (S0770560)

This has been my favorite since the first (of 3) arrived years ago.

I was expecting a very light, flimsy plastic pencil - but the rOtring Tikki is pretty heavy, very sturdy, and looks a lot less "cute" than it does in pictures. This is a very serious mechanical pencil with a strong clutch, some real heft and a sleek, serious design. A pleasure to hold and a pleasure to write with. Hands down the best mechanical pencil in its price range.

I'm using the Rotring tikki for drawing and sketching details as a part of my graphite pencil line up. It is a super value for the price. Very well balanced.

This is a good solid pencil. Aesthetically it's not the most "pleasing to the eye" but from a functionality and comfort standpoint it is a good solid pencil. It has just enough weight to feel solid in your hand and doesn't feel like one of those "cheap, plastic models". At the same time, it is light enough that you aren't overly aware of its weight and presence in your hand. While it does have "grips" on the barrel they are not overly large and you don't get that feeling you're gripping a koozie like you do with most padded pencils. Also, the grips are made of a hard, solid rubber material as opposed to the cheap foam you usually find on gripped pencils. It's put together well, doesn't appear to have any "loose" parts. The only hiccup I have seen with mine is that that the lead advancement will "hang" sometimes when you click the top to advance the lead. By this I mean the top will hang and you have to release it and press again to get a full advancement of the lead. Minor, I can live with that.

I’ve fallen in love with this pen since my childhood, personally love the old version of this more. But the quality is always there. BEWARE when you dropped it though, if you’re unlucky enough to drop it by the tip on a hard floor, the pencil will be totally ruined cause the metal tip will be smashed and bending in makes it impossible for the carbon to come out.

Was supposed to be a pack of 10 and got only got a single pencil, and after many days of delayed delivery. And I had to send it back in order to reorder and hopefully get the 10-pack—an unnecessary hassle for a $1 item. Pencil is fine but seller is bad.

No dislikes on this mechanical pencil! It's comfortable for writing, soft rubber, slim enough for my fingers to not cramp when using it. Don't take long to start using once the lead has been filled. It's nice fits my needs and price not bad either. I would definitely buy this product again.

I am a geologist and frequently need a sharp pencil handy to annotate maps, etc. In addition to looking nice, I like the pencil's non-slip grip for my fingers. The reason I have not normally used mechanical pencils in the past is the frustrating tendency for their lead to be constantly breaking when used. I don't know if it is the way this pencil is engineered or because I ordered the thicker 1.0 mm lead, but the lead has not broken once yet. I am now a believer and will be ordering backup pencils soon.