This is a good quality paper, and works well with most water based inks that tend to bleed through. Although I enjoy some of the Diamine inks, and others, mostly I use Noodler’s inks, which do not bleed through, even on cheap school notebooks. The Rhodia paper seems to be heavily coated, which causes some drag on the pen. It’s fine for jotting or for taking notes in a meeting or sermon, but not for what I call "long write,” which for me can mean hours at a time. I find my hand getting fatigued aSee full review