The title says it all. I’m looking for a used SL 17.5 W and I think there’s one on eBay, but it’s called a Style. The SLK also had another name, maybe Legend?
Am I mixing them up? It matters for the openness of the seat on the SL.
Thanks in advance!
The original narrow twist dressage model I believe was called the Style. I had one made in the late 80s/90 ish and loved it. Then came the SL and then the SLK, then the SLK platinum. They all were variations of the same tree I believe and definitely the same twist. I’ve had one of each and they’ve all worked for me, not so much for all of my beer keg shaped beasts but it’s still my go to if I can modify it to fit my beast of the day. At the moment, however, I have an Albion K2 which is working for my homebred. His father went very well in the SLK I had for him.
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The Style and the SL are the same seat/model, but the SL is newer. I had a Style and that’s what the fitter I was using at the time told me (Style->SL). From what I understand, the SLK has a deeper seat. I believe the Legends became the K2s, but I’m not 100% on that.
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There was an SLK Ultima, I believe.
P.S. The Style is an older model (so worth less, most likely).
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If you are looking for Albions I had purchased mine from ebayUK; there is lots of them listed. I purchased the ‘SLK’ model, the tree on this is designed for a more curvy back. With regards to twist, on the codes they designate NS for narrow seat, there is a noticeable difference to the seat width with this option. The Style and SL models are older. Ultima is the leather and it is a finish that is a ‘pebble’ type leather. The calfskin models are listed as ‘Royale’.
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This is the SLK Royale; 17" seat with cantle that tilts back so fits like a 17.5". This is full calfskin.
The red ‘button’ is a non-adjustable tree; the platinum has a ‘silver’ button and and can be adjusted by a qualified Albion fitter.
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I don’t know about the SL, but the SLK came in both low head and high head versions.
