Originally Posted by CTAC
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.
Thank you for clearing that up for me! It is surprising to learn that a rider is capable of producing 5 times the torque of my old motorcycle.