Did you manage to rent a bike from the automat? My wife does when she's in Copenhagen, it's cheap and effective transport.

no, i didn't manage to rent a bike in the short time i was there--i think they pack up the public city bikes during the winter season, as i didn't see any on the street. will do so next time though.

You see a lot of the same in Japan. I'll have to take some pictures later this year when I go over there.