The old "Staples" legal pads work well. These new one keep on losing pages. Very distracting when trying to use them in Court (or in my office). Staples needs to fix them or stop selling them!
The Tru Red heavy weight pads are the best I’ve found for me as a fountain pen writer. No. bleed through yet remarkably smooth. Much better than Rhodia that sells for almost three times as much. Don’t confuse the heavy weight with the Tru Red medium weight which although good does show bleed through. I’d choose the medium weight for ball points but the heavy weight for fountain pens. Both weights come in narrow and wide ruled.