realskiers

Josh, here's why the link didn't work:
%22http//unofficialnetworks.com/eagles-broken-chains-singletrack-great-day-riding-stowe-30945/"
don't know that the %22 is (%20 is a blank), but no ":" after http.

Awesome pictures.  I like the EWOK reference.

And I've never seen a chain break like that either, even on farm machinery that has lots of chains, longer chains, and much more power going through them. 

The link itself is usually the strongest part.  There must have been a frozen pin at one end or the other?
Was this a connecting link, maybe the link had been bent at some point in the past? Still bizarre.