Originally Posted by
fredlord
The bike came with the carbon fibre seatpost. I swapped it out for an aluminium one after it became damaged by the poorly finished seat tube.
Probably what
beng1 said. And especially if this was a new bike you purchased within the last two years from an authorized dealer of that brand, then you first should have taken it back to that dealer before doing anything.
Originally Posted by
beng1
You may have missed the boat. If you showed the bike shop the frame with the burr in it that caused the damage you would have a case, but once the burr was removed so is the proof and evidence of poor manufacturing methods. There are so many threads on the internet about cracking carbon bike frames and parts, I am more happy I never bought into any of it every day.