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Old 07-11-06 | 10:13 PM
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Torque is force times radius. Assuming crank length 175mm and rider's weight of 140 pounds, that gives us 80ft.lb or 109 NM torque when rider is standing and crank is *parallel to the ground*. The average torque will be much lower, something about 50NM.
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