Originally Posted by
ARider2
Most entry level cranks and BBs have to be installed with a fair amount of torque. So, unless it is some expensive, high-end components, don't worry about it: just torque the hell out of it and you will be fine.
ceramic bb for red crank
that said, it went on just fine. i'm an engineer (and also a rower!) so i do have some idea of torque'ing forces. i just figured that a stroke at force is roughly 140 lbs, and easy is 40, so using a external bb tool of ~1 foot, i pulled an easy stroke around haha.
sounds stupid, but it's spinning beautifully