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The only chain I've broken is a cheapo TAYA chain bought from Halfords, which had a crappy sigma connector:
http://www.tayachain.com/style/content/CN-01/faq.asp?lang=2&customer_id=615&name_id=17782&fid=374
It was the sigma connector that split. Chain was luckiliy still held together by the rivet pins, so no injury. I replaced the sigma connector with a standard rivet plate connector. I dont bother with carrying a chain tool and chain links, but do carry a spare chain connector.
Last week the single chainring/crank on my hack started slipping going uphill. The chainring was clamped to the crank arm and couldnt take the toll of fixed gear no more. Now replaced with a dotek spider crankset.