Originally Posted by robmcl
The spec on my Crank Brother Mallet C pedals was 25-30 foot-pounds, and I tighted them to 27.5 ft-lbs, which to me felt more than "gently snug".
Agree, that is way past snug. Again, I have no idea why the torque spec is that high as it seems totally unnecessary. It approaches the specs for bottom brackets and crank arms where the torque spec does make sense.