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Definitely sounds like a more suitable option for bikes without mudguards and racks, and maybe flat bars also make it easier to fit.
I currently use a decathlon transport bag for bus trips - this one - but it is quite heavy and bulky and uses up all the space in my handlebar bag. A rinko bag looks like a decent less bulky alternative
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Cheers guys! At my parents' now, reunited with my laptop.
@Zebra, @Oddo: I have thoughts on rinko, not all good ones. The goal was to use it more frequently and see how faffless can combining the train and riding could be, but I only ended up using it in Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia. I was charged e1.50 in Slovenia because the bag took up a lot of room in the cabin, but later I realised that if I put it on the seat next to me, we both occupy 2, which is pretty good.
The assembly/disassembly is a faff, esp with plastic uncut mudguards and threadless headset. Something would always rub after assembly, so effectively putting it together took more than the 10ish minutes to get it together. I carried the bags outside, on my other shoulder, it was too much otherwise (I do have a back injury thing, tho). It is definitely clunkier than it looks in the photos, but I was able to just chuck the basket and helmet in without securing it, and that worked. Carrying more than two bags would not have been fun. If you have a choice to go for a tougher vs. lighter fabric on the bag, go for tougher, things will be poking and it's an awkward thing to carry.
Overall, it allowed me to go on trains which would have been impossible had I not had the bag, and for that it was absolutely worth it, but on this bike, it was a bit of a faff. I found a travel sized 32 spanner on ebay in the meantime, so that'll do for one other threadless bike I have (this one has a 36 nut).
tldr: bit faffy, but worth it if you have to get somewhere, or bail with a train. Will use more.