I spin the cranks backwards when lubing my chain – I assumed everyone did?

My old soul would drop the chain when doing this with the chain on the largest sprocket (it was 1×9 with a chain keeper thing). Solution was to switch to the 2nd largest sprocket

Didn’t realise trying to not pedal backwards was a thing.

Always done it – to get cranks into the right position or just absent mindedly while coasting along.

Never had any issues because of it…

Pedalling backwards is a sure way to put your mech into your wheel in a muddy cross race. Never stop pedaling forwards if you are in the mud. SAme for mtb too when on grotty rides.

I back pedal quite a bit knowingly, but it turns out I back pedal ever so slightly without knowing

I was in Berlin last weekend and went out on a bike on the Sunday. Bike had coaster brakes, I keep braking suddenly by accident. Give me normal brakes any day of the week!