Name: 🚵♀️ SBC: ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR SANTOS!
Start: 2026-03-15T10:00:00-04:00
Location: Santos Trails, Ocala Fl

$\ud83d\udeb5\u200d\u2640\ufe0f SBC: ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR SANTOS!$

All hands on deck for SANTOS, you glorious weirdos of the Sanford Bicycle Club. The prophecy has finally come true. The spreadsheets have aligned. The group chat has spoken. We’re loading up the wagons and pointing our front tires toward the legendary Ocala / Santos Mountain Bike Trails—the place Florida riders whisper about like it’s a forbidden temple of shred.
For months we’ve said, “We should ride Santos.”
For months we’ve responded, “Yeah, totally, we should.”
Well guess what? We’re doing it. No more excuses. No more “my derailleur is making a weird noise.” No more “I have to take my cat to the vet.” This is the big one.
🌲 What Awaits Us in the Wilds of Santos
Santos is 80+ miles of singletrack that will make you question everything you thought you knew about Florida terrain. Roots, rocks, climbs, drops, twists, turns, and the occasional moment where you think, “Am I still in Florida or did I teleport to Colorado?”
Trails for every flavor of SBC rider:
• Yellow: For the chill cruisers and snack-based athletes
• Blue: For the “I like fun but also survival” crowd
• Red: For the chaos goblins
• Vortex Freeride Area: For the “I have no fear and even less sense” elite
🧭 Where Even Is This Place?
Santos sits between Ocala and Belleview, part of the massive Cross Florida Greenway.
• ~1 hour from Gainesville
• ~1 hour-ish from Orlando
• ~90 minutes from Tampa
• ~0 minutes from destiny
🎒 SBC Packing List (a.k.a. “Don’t Be That Guy”)
Bare minimum:
• Bike
• Helmet
• Water
• Phone
• Trail map
Highly recommended:
• Sunglasses
• Gloves
• Sunscreen
• Bug spray
• Snacks (plural)
• Spare tube + pump
• First aid kit
• Change of clothes (for the post‑ride feast)
Nice-to-have-but-not-required-to-achieve-glory:
• Padded shorts
• Tech jersey
• Wicking socks
• Bike computer
• Altimeter watch (for dramatic effect)
⚠️ SBC Safety Moment (We’ll Keep It Short)
Pick trails that match your skill level.
Respect hikers, horses, and fellow riders.
Don’t ride wet trails.
Don’t send the Vortex unless you’re actually ready to send the Vortex.
Wear your helmet. Seriously.
🍽️ Post-Ride Ritual
After we rinse off the mud, sweat, and questionable decisions, we’ll either:
• Hit the picnic tables like feral raccoons, or
• Roll into town for food at places like Latinos Y Mas, Mesa de Notte, or BD Bean’s Coffee Co.
Either way, calories will be consumed. Stories will be exaggerated. Someone will claim they saw a cryptid.
🧭 SBC Trailhead Steps
1. Check the weather.
2. Drive to 3080 SE 80th St., Ocala.
3. Park.
4. Safety check your bike.
5. Fill your bottles.
6. Pick your trail squad.
7. Ride like the legends you are.
SBC—this is our moment. The ride we’ve talked about for months. The pilgrimage. The myth. The mountain biking mecca of Florida. Let’s roll into Santos like a convoy of the Sanford weirdos we are!