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Specs, weight and swing weight, all 15 Paddle DNA™ traits, and price plus availability built only from the retailer offers we actually track — never estimated.

Bread & Butter Loco 16mm Elongated

Bread & Butter

Loco 16mm Elongated

81$180
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Diadem Warrior Edge 14

Diadem

Warrior Edge 14

79$170
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Specs & weight

Specification comparison for Bread & Butter Loco 16mm Elongated, Diadem Warrior Edge 14
SpecBread & Butter Loco 16mm ElongatedDiadem Warrior Edge 14
IQ score81.4/10078.9/100
MSRP$180$170
Best tracked priceNot trackedNot tracked
Weight8.3 oz7.9 oz
Swing weightlower = faster hands118108
Twist weighthigher = more forgiving6.26.2
Core16 mm14 mm
Shapeelongatedhybrid
SurfaceCarbon–fiberglass–carbon faceTextured raw carbon
Handle5.5 in5.25 in
Released20262026

Price & availability

Sourced from stored retailer offers and their recorded price history. Paddles with no tracked offer show MSRP only.

Bread & Butter Loco 16mm Elongated

No retailer offers tracked yet for this paddle, so we don't show a price range. MSRP is $180.

Diadem Warrior Edge 14

No retailer offers tracked yet for this paddle, so we don't show a price range. MSRP is $170.

Paddle DNA™

  • Power
    92
    88
  • Control
    82
    78
  • Spin
    88
    84
  • Forgiveness
    76
    76
  • Sweet spot
    79
    76
  • Stability
    82
    78
  • Maneuverability
    67
    84
  • Pop
    86
    88
  • Touch
    80
    74
  • Consistency
    83
    78
  • Swing weight
    86
    66
  • Twist weight
    72
    70
  • Launch angle
    60
    58
  • Plow through
    91
    76
  • Softness
    84
    58

Bars listed in the order Bread & Butter Loco 16mm Elongated · Diadem Warrior Edge 14

Verdicts

Bread & Butter Loco 16mm Elongated

A full-foam power paddle at roughly a hundred dollars under the comparable CRBN and JOOLA builds. The fiberglass middle layer is what produces the pop; the foam is what stops that pop turning brittle.

Diadem Warrior Edge 14

A 14 mm hybrid built for hand speed. The 108 swing weight is genuinely fast, and the thinner core turns that speed into counter-attacking pop rather than plow-through.

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