ouch
I wiped-out on the way home from work yesterday. I was at the intersection of 6th and Stewart in downtown Seattle trying to beat a light when my chain broke. I was peddling hard out of the saddle at the time so I came crashing down onto the pavement when the chain snapped.
The PowerCranks aren't very forgiving when you loose tension in the drive train. Luckily I was able to walk away with just a bruised tush and a few scratches. Bike came through unscathed except for a scratch on my saddle and rear scewer. I thought there would be more damage with the force that I hit the pavement with but even my bike shorts came through without a scratch even though i landed squarely on my behind. I put a spare link onto the chain and now i'm riding with my butt firmly planted on the saddle until I get a new chain. I've got to do a better job of regularly cleaning all the grit and grease off of my chain cause this is the third chain I've broken in the last six months.