I just re-read (ok, read) what I wrote, and I suppose I should issue the caveat of "...but I'm notoriously cautious when it comes to these things". I might not ride it, but I'm sure there are those who would tell you they rode one for years with no issues. Sorta like the Lambert/Viscount death fork.

No clue if these were actually built by Vitus. Any info I could dig up documented a company by the name of Pechiney as the "partner" on this project. But I bet T-Mar knows.