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Hi all, let's start with simple facts to illustrate the problem: 1) standard gel pen (e.g. pilot g2-pro) is ca 142mm in length. 2) most fountain pens (when not posted) are shorties with less than 130mm. I'm a grown man and I like writing with fountain pens. I don't like to mess with the cap and use a fountain pen unposted (a fairly common habit among other users as well). Problem: How can I find a fountain pen that suits my hands and habits? This means: having a body of 140mm-160mm unposted and a solid diameter size. (Remember: standard pen size is 142mm) Currently trying out twsbi vac 700 but that's a shorty too (134mm body). I'd like to believe that not all fountain pens feel like holding a kid's version of a pen. Let's get some thoughts on this issue in general (why are fountain pens so short when a sizable portion of users don't like posting their pens?) and offer some models to show that you can still have a grown-up pen even if you don't like posting.