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Old 10-04-15 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Schwinnsta
It is a normal bike with crank at the intersection of the normal tubes. I just went and roled it around backward and no problem, earlier the chain seemed to be trying to come off when I backed it up. If it does it again, I will watch and see if I can tell why.
That is normal with derailluer bikes if you are cross chained, meaning in a gear that causes the chain to flex from inboard to outboard.
You can lift the rear wheel while rolling backwards, such as getting the bike out of tight storage where you can't roll forwards or turn around..
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