Patent ID: 8888196

Claim:
A bicycle wheel repair kit for joining a first segment of a spoke to a second segment of the spoke, the first segment extending radially outward from a wheel hub to terminate in a first free end and the second segment extending radially inward from a wheel rim to terminate in a second free end, the kit comprising: a coupler comprising a first engagement member configured to engage the first free end and a second engagement member generally opposite the first engagement member and configured to engage the second free end, wherein the coupler is configured such that a distance between the first engagement member and the second engagement member can be adjusted; and a replacement spoke nipple including: a spoke receptor end configured to threadably receive the end opposite the second free end; and a rim attachment end including at least one member configured to bias away from the rim attachment end, the replacement spoke nipple thereby being configured to facilitate the end opposite the second free end being configured to engage the rim.