Cross Aventura Review

[sodul]

I got a Cross Aventura Medium a couple of months ago and I dont really like the nib. It seems like it has potential to be very smooth but the tines are misaligned, something I prefer to address with the nib pulled. Something odd is that the nib is lightly curved down which Im not sure is normal for Cross nibs. The pen is new so a bent nib is unlikely but possible.

 

Ill try to figure out how this pen get disassembled and work the nib. So far I would say that I have several Chinese pens under $5 that are performing better and feel sturdier. For half the prouve the Waterman Gratuate seems like a better pen, although less elegant.

 

The Cross Blue Black ink is also feathering more than most of my other inks... I dont expect to buy an other Cross pen in the future.