Bicycle Cage That Can Carry Everything 3D Print and More

Recently a family member purchased a new gravel bike in hopes of getting into the hobby. In the process of scrolling the internet and finding all of the cool add on's they needed, we came across something called an Everything Cage. This is a contraption similar to a normal water bottle cage, but with straps that allowed the user to attach anything from a bike bottle to a Nalgene and even a dry bag! After further research, he employed me to remake the build. And that is exactly what I did.

1. At least a quarter spool of filament (I used black)
2. Access to a 3D printer
3. 3-4 Velcro straps (I used 18 inches but 24 inches will work better for bigger loads)
4. A bike with attachment points to screw the cage onto, preferably on the bike fork.
5. Something to put in your cage

This is the part where you print the actual cage. It is a 9-hour print and takes a bit but is well worth it in the end. I printed mine with a sunflower in the middle (in support of Ukraine). I know this might not be desired for anyone who isn't me so I included the design for a blank cage as well as the sunflower cage. Whatever you choose, I do recommend going into your CAD service and customizing your design. I used Tinkercad and it worked really well for this project but whatever you have should work. Happy printing!

I just wanted to go over the design process with you real quick so if anyone needs to remake it or wants to add their own twist on it they can. This was designed on Tinkercad and I would highly recommend using it if you are remaking this project due to its simplicity and because it is a free service. To start I made a tube that was 10.375 inches tall, 4.335 inches wide, and 6.613 long. It had a radius of 1.63" and a wall thickness of 0.12". From there I chopped off the wide face and added the 0.381"x1" strap holes. Next, add a bottom support by making either a triangle or a semi-circle and positioning it on the bottom of the cage. Then I added all of the designs and was pretty much done. But there is still one very hard step. We need the holes so we can screw the cage onto the bike. To save you the hassle of getting the holes perfect I uploaded the STL file below

From here just attach the velcro straps by threading them through the rectangular holes in the cage. I bought 18-inch Cable Straps off Amazon. Here is the link. You can really use any straps you can find I just like these ones. After that attach it to your bike by threading the water bottle cage bolts already in your bike frame through the small holes in the cage and back into the bike. You can now attach whatever you want to your new cage that can hold everything.

The challenge was to make a cage that could hold everything, and although this cage can hold almost everything, there is a flaw. Unless you are a bike packer carrying big stuff on your bike it isn't super practical. You really just need an easy way to carry the essentials, and currently, something like a spare tire or bike tool would slide out of our current solution. So I devised a second solution, a small, easy-to-use, and incredibly awesome cage, fit for the essentials.

This is what I came up with. It is small enough for your tools and a pretty cool device. It has strap holes so if you desire, like before you can use velcro straps, but since it is so small you can also just use rubber bands to securely attach what you need. If you purchased the velcro straps I recommended they don't fit perfectly so you can either just squeeze them in (it isn't that hard), or trim the edge off.

After going through the testing process I arrived at the conclusion that it was finished and ready for the world to try. I hope you like my design and if there is anything you want me to add just leave a comment and I will try to get back to you.

Thanks!