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2026-07-22 10:37 UTC

More photos from Shiny Side Up, an annual bicycle and car show in San Jose, CA. The show features a stunning collection of exotic and unusual bicycles from across Northern California. Most of the bikes are "cruiser bikes" that have low frame clearances and are meant for low and slow rolling. Enthusiasts frequently get together for social rides where it's more about the journey than the destination or how fast you get there. Most if not all of the bikes on display are rideable, but a good number are clearly intended to be art-bikes for display purposes only. These photos are from the 23rd running on Sunday, July 19, 2026. 4/ #photography #biketooter #bicycles #bikeshow #sanjose

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@sysop408@sfba.social 2026-07-22 23:16

More photos from Shiny Side Up, an annual bicycle and car show in San Jose, CA. These photos show people who won show awards riding or walking their bikes up to claim their trophies. These are all bicycles chosen by the show judges for one "best of" category or another. The one ridden by the man in the LA Dodgers baseball cap was this year's Best in Show. The guy in the Pinas Lowridaz jersey apparently was visiting from the Philippines. I'm not sure how the bike got there or if he was touring with it. Indeed there were people who traveled far. I started a conversation with another photographer. He smiled and replied to me in French. In the background of these photos is the History San Jose historical park. It's a functional museum lined with historic buildings and San Jose artifacts that have been saved from demolition, living on to tell the real story and culture of a city that most people only know as a caricature of the tech industry. 5/ #bicycles #artbikes #sanjose #biketooter #photography

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