Yea, i would go to a shop.  specially ones that know there shit.  I perosnaly have seen someone come into our shop with a busted ass line, and it was clearly a manufatures defect, so we gave the kid a set off the wall and he was back on snow in less then an hour, hows that for warrenty?
I have had nothing but pleasure from rossi also, I had a set of 02 scratchs (shiny topsheets) and broke them, and they were nice enough to give me 03's.  Then i broke thoses mid last season, and in no later then a week i was sitting on a set of 04's.  So yes, rossi warrenty department rocks, prolly helps im a shop rat too.
And if all else fails, just find a rep, I know all the local reps here in the NE territory, and there all pretty cool shit for the most part, and will help ya out if help is needed.
That or just go with 4frnt, and never have any problems. period.
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