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Probably had to unbolt the brake bar to get it to spin freely backwards?

I had this sometimes happen as a kid. I think we mostly solved it with some old fashioned violence.

Either that or unbolt the kick stand.

My friends. The kick stand stows by moving towards the back, making it possible to push it in during the normal cycling motion.

So if its in the way, they're backpedaling.

The way to solve it is to lift the bike's rear wheel and pedal like normal. That's it. No unbolting needed.

On some bikes it was welded to the frame.