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Bike Water Bottle Cage (Tall) V3

Clincher style water bottle cage designed for tall bottles with a minimal aesthetic.
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updated June 19, 2025

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Motivation

The third iteration of a bottle cage that can hold relatively tall bottles and is relatively lightweight. I found that the previous version often had a lot of bulging seams and zits which could scratch my bottles, so I wanted to move to sleeker design, which also ended up being a bit lighter as well. However, I find this design is best printed with organic/tree supports near the top, otherwise the nozzle would catch and cause the print to lift off the build plate.

Details

The cage is designed to hold standard 73mm outer diameter bottles, but I also designed it to work well with my bottle cage storage container. The ‘depth’ of the holder is 135mm (~5"), tall enough for taller, 24oz (~700mL) sport bottles.

The design separates the ring part of the cage from the end stopper, and requires drilling through some sacrificial bridges to fit a M3x20 screw and locknut (see a previous design for assembly photo). There is also a variant that doesn't have the screw/nut features and can just be glued together. Note that in testing I have found the screw version is much more robust than the glue version.

Printing Tips
  • I recommend printing these in something like ABS/ASA or PETG for their superior mechanical properties compared to PLA.
  • I print with 4 perimeters with a 0.4mm nozzle (ie. 1.6mm wall thickness), but you can increase/decrease the number of perimeters to adjust the ring stiffness (ie. use more perimeters for a stronger grip on the bottle).
  • If you print these in PLA the grip is firmer, but there is a higher chance of the stopper snapping off if you hit a hard bump that jostles whatever is in the cage, and the PLA will also creep more over time, loosening the cage's grip.
  • Make sure your bed adhesion is sufficient, or add a brim. It can also be useful to sink the model down in Z ~0.1mm or so to have more surface contact area.
  • I use paint-on organic/tree supports to support the upper part of the ring, as without that my printer nozzle would hit the floating arms and potentially lift the print off the bed. Using z-hop or slowing down travel moves might make this unnecessary.
  • To help with the nozzle bumping problem, I recommend slicing with the spine facing the rear and setting the seam location to ‘rear'.

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