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ryker · 07-19-2008, 06:17 PM

Think of torque in this format -

Leg Muscles and a pedal bike. The power you can press down on the pedal for one stroke is torque. The more torque the more power you can press with.

HP is torque times cranks on the pedal.

100lbs of muscle strength at 4 pedals per second

or

25lbs of muscle strength at 16 pedals per second

In each of the above the same HP is created.

07-19-2008, 06:17 PM	#42 (permalink)
ryker Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 10,065	Think of torque in this format - Leg Muscles and a pedal bike. The power you can press down on the pedal for one stroke is torque. The more torque the more power you can press with. HP is torque times cranks on the pedal. 100lbs of muscle strength at 4 pedals per second or 25lbs of muscle strength at 16 pedals per second In each of the above the same HP is created.