Originally Posted by Joe Gardner

I can ride counter clockwise circles backwards, and if i am lucky, a figure eight or two backwards.

The way I learned, lower your seat, take off your pedals, and put on sneakers. Go find a slight incline, sit on the bike, and coast backwards with your feet dragging. After a few months of doing so, you should beable to keep your feet off the ground for more then two seconds. From there, its all cake!