I wanted a bottle cage that could hold relatively tall bottles securely, be relatively lightweight, and be easy to print (ie. without a lot of steep overhangs). I started with this design but felt it looked too bulky, and the ribs needed to be quite thick to provide enough grip. I attempted to solve that issue in this design by adding a lot of smaller ribs, giving the cage a ‘mesh’ or ‘net’ look that is also indicative of its 3D-printed nature.
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 the previous design for assembly). 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 more robust than the glue version.
The author marked this model as their own original creation.