Attendance varies with weather and time of year, usually ranging from hundreds in the winter months to low thousands in the summer.

[1][3] The relatively short notice of the route announcements started as a preventative measure against unruly riders who caused some mischief.

The entire Bay Area was affected by wind-blown smoke from the Camp Fire far to the north in Butte County.

[11][4] The organization encourages riders to ride safely, obey rules of the road and set a good example for others as much as possible.

[16][17][4] City Councilman Pierluigi Oliverio wrote an op-ed for San Jose Inside about his experience riding with Bike Party in March 2009.

In both cases a special event ride was arranged on a weekend afternoon with a shorter route to fit the schedule of the Mayor's visit to San Jose.

It is a group bicycle ride held in October along the Guadalupe River Trail from near downtown to Alviso Marina County Park for the Day on the Bay festival.

[28] San Jose Bike Party was awarded "2019 Environmental Organization of the Year" by the Santa Clara County chapter of the League of Conservation Voters.

[29] A San Jose Bike Party social media post included a photo of the LCV award and a "Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition" signed September 26, 2019 by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo.