Chain slow when pack pedaling

[Ana]

Pedaling backwards is the classic way to look for stiff links. The jockey wheels will jump when a stiff link goes through them.

Once I got the new chain out, it was obvious that the old chain was done

I haven't ridden since the fall and now I'm beginning to remember that I knew the chain needed to be replaced but that I would do it later (i.e. during or after the winter)....