Originally Posted by
ADSR
I pedal mine back on all the time. No harm no foul. I figure road bike chainrings have that happen all the time. It's called shifting.
They don't do it under tension like you would with a ss/fixed wheel. You are putting lots of force on the chain (I've bent a chain and a chainring doing this). I wouldn't trust your chain for a second if you do this "all the time".