Marzocchi 55 ATA and XC 700 ATA Forks

Saturday April 14th, 2007 at 10:44 AM
Posted by: Photo-John

Marzocchi 55 ATA Fork

Sea Otter is a race and festival, but it’s also an informal bicycle tradeshow, with plenty of surprise new product announcements, including two new forks from Marzocchi. The Marzocchi 55 ATA will replace the 97 AM SL ATA. It’s an air fork with 55mm nickel-coated stanchions, Marzocchi’s ATA adjustment for 125mm to 165mm of travel, lock-out, TST Micro compression and rebound control, and a brand new 20mm QR axle. The 55 ATA weighs just 4.93 pounds (2240 grams).

Marzocchi’s new cross country fork, the XC 700 ATA, has their ATA adjuster for 100mm to 140mm of travel, the TST Micro rebound/compression control, lock-out, and 32mm nickel-coated stanchion tubes. It weighs in at 1700g / 3.74 lbs.

Last year I had Marzocchi’s AM SL ATA on my VP-Free for a few months. The ATA travel-adjust system works great and their air suspension feels so good now that I’m not even interested in coil suspension anymore. The new fork is much beefier, has a brand new QR 20mm axle, and Bryson Martin, CEO of Marzocchi USA, says it’s basically a 66 inside. I can’t wait to ride one.

Marzocchi 55 ATA Fork Marzocchi Piggyback Roco Shock New Marzocchi Through Axle Gary Fisher and Marzocchi XC 700 ATA

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6 Responses to “Marzocchi 55 ATA and XC 700 ATA Forks”

  1. Dave Says:
    April 15th, 2007 at 12:52 am

    yeah, “eff” you too Gary! haha, sorry, had to say that…

    And that new 55 has 55mm nickel coated stanchions huh??? wow, that puts the Showa on my CRF to shame… typo…

  2. MikeG Says:
    April 15th, 2007 at 7:14 pm

    I think the thumbnail formatting at the bottom is the way to go. Very nice! I like!

  3. andyboy Says:
    April 16th, 2007 at 3:24 pm

    Got a chance to ride the new 55 at Sea Otter and was extremely impressed (3hr tour around the XC course). Felt like 66 technology in a lightweight chassis without any diminished steering response. Simple to adjust for rider weight/style. Updated TST adjuster with ‘threshold’ knob is a very cool and useful feature. Everything you would want in an all-mountain platform: travel adjust, rebound, compression + lockout and lockout threshold, and air spring pressure. Great new lower leg and arch design, bigger 35mm stanchions, upgraded features (like the nickel-coated aluminum stanchions), and one of the coolest no-tool QR20 axles out there. Takes the Z1 and All-Mountain fork platforms to the next level of performance.

  4. Rick Says:
    April 19th, 2007 at 2:10 pm

    Slightly confused, doe sthe 55 really have 55mm thick stanctions, or 35 like every were else says ?

  5. Joel Says:
    May 21st, 2007 at 7:40 pm

    What’s the picture of the Roco?

  6. schlappmacher Says:
    June 29th, 2007 at 3:52 am

    In reply to Rick: Well, let’s make a guess. If the new 55 really has 55 mm stanchions, what would be the diameter of the disc on the pic then…? 0-)

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