Blew a seal

"Hey, Polar Bear, have you been eating an icecream?"

"Nah, I just blew a seal..."

I was pedalling (hard) on the wind trainer this morning, and I suddenly got that sinking feeling, from the front of the bike. I have a look down and the fork is totally deflated, and there is fork oil all over the stanchions. Sh.t.... Talked to the boys at the LBS and they reckon it could be the air and oil seals. Bummer. Worst of all they say I have to get it sent to the east coast for repair. Bugger that. I called around a few bike shops, and it turns out Malaga Cycles can do the repair for me tomorrow. Fantastic. It'll probably cost me a couple hundred dollars to fix, but cheaper than a new fork, and best of all I'm not without a bike for the weekend.