Kestrel emailed me and told me the seatposts are tight. He told me to lightly sand the inside of the seat tube, then try the seatpost. He said I could use grease and it wouln't hurt the cf. I did what he said and it moves easier than it did. I am going to use the carbon fiber assembly gel from Finish Line to make sure it doesn't slip. I also heard if I use the assembly gel it should prevent the seatpost from seizing.
The Kestrel guy I was emailing me was real prompt with his replies, made me feel better about buying a bike online, and buying a lesser known brand. He also said he could make local dealers authorized dealers if I needed him to.
Question..
I looked in the documentation that came with my bike, and it says to torque the seatpost to5Nm or 45 in lbs max. I am ordering a Giant Torque key bc it comes with 3,4, and 5 mm interchangeable bits, but it goes to 4Nm which is like 35 in lbs.
If I use carbon assembly gel, and torque the seatpost with the 4Nm Giant tool, will that be okay?