3M MAXI MULTICOLOR BLACK diolen blade,alloy tip

This infamous and universal canoe blade was designed by Michal Martikan (Gold medalist in Atlanta 96, World Champion in Brazil, Silver OG Sydney and Athens and Gold in Beijing 2008).

This design lowers water resistance during a Duffek stroke and due to its stability in the water is perfect for better performance on cross bow strokes 

This blade has an integral alloy edge to resist abrasion. Use in salt water is not recommended.
The MAXI size is suitable for strong paddlers in C1 & C2 & raft category. 

3M MAXI blade is produced in the following material options:

00645 3M MAXI ELITE carbon blade with alloy tip
00640 3M MAXI C/A carbon/aramid blade with alloy tip
00641BLACK 3M MAXI MULTICOLOR BLACK diolen blade with alloy tip
00641RED 3M MAXI MULTICOLOR RED diolen blade with alloy tip

3M blade is available in four blade sizes: MINI - small, MIDI – medium, MAXI – large and XXL – extra large .
Specifications: 

Bigger is not better, going larger than you need is counter productive, if in doubt go smaller size.