As a person who lived in Copenhagen where the bike lived on a square similar to that piazza, that looks about right for a daily used outdoor living bicycle.
This is the square, that's a bike shop on the corner (had a free air line outside!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%...torv_19-21.jpg
Bike look about the same in both photos.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%...rv_facades.jpg
That's actually my flat with the windows open in the red building.
So, I don't see what you're on about with the bikes in the first photo!