Ride With Me: Mosquito Pass, Colorado Trail Guide!

[@BeaudoinEric]

21:33 Hahahahahaha that runner was uncensored and dude was just letting it rip 😂

[@darphotos55]

As a beginner with a stock F-150 FX4 living in Boulder County, this series is perfect. I wanted to learn to do fairly easy trails while not dealing with obstacles that require a spotter and this delivers. Thanks.

[@ffl2609]

Love the series. Not enough views, but the series should rack up views over time.

[@fscottgray9784]

I thought I had a bad back for a long time but it turned out to be a bad hip. Watching Roman walk I think he might want to look into his hips and new hip joint or joints. Best thing I ever did 3 years ago and no more back or hip problems.

[@TFLoffroad]

Thanks for the tip. Roman is all too aware of aging body😉

[@philipparana9225]

Dude needs a hip for sure​@TFLoffroad

[@americanadventureoutdoors4213]

Dam I thought I had a bad hip and it ended up being my back , spinal stenosis was no fun .

[@kylewhisman]

I started never putting my wallet in my back pocket. It helps

[@YewtBoot]

See a PT. If the first doesn't help much, see a second one. Do your crunches and hip mobility exercises.

[@pongpongpiano504]

These Colorado Trail guide videos are awesome!!! Keep it coming!

[@TFLoffroad]

Thanks! Will do!

[@Austinandjules]

Love the dude with the yellow shirt. Crazy energy

[@oxdogoxSF]

When you showed the 46 psi I was instantly in google haha, I run my mojave on the street at 36 psi and it rides like a dream I can't imagine being in the dirt at more than 30.

[@Lyallthetime]

Thank you for continuing this series. I think it's fantastic. You drive the mountain shelf roads so we don't have to 🙂

[@1906yorkshire]

Really enjoying Roman’s weekly Colorado trail ride videos. Thanks TFL!

[@ribbit1964]

Roman! Good morning! Good morning TFL! You’ve stumbled across a series I’ve really enjoyed! Just the OG out doing what you do! 👍🏼

[@TFLoffroad]

Cool, thanks

[@jcart011]

I really like this series. My family went to steamboat springs last week on vacation and because of this series I decided to drive to CO instead of fly. On my way back to Dallas I did Buffalo Pass then drove down and did Saints John to North Fork to Georgia pass. It was a great cap on the vacation.

[@volvo09]

Love these trail guides with Roman! My favorite series. Not surprised you decided to air down from nearly 50 psi, that's back breaking!

[@volvo09]

Btw that jogger you met was funny!

[@johnrey751]

This ride along series has been something I look forward in watching every week! Keep it going! Have a great long weekend TFL family!

[@mtnboy95338]

I live vicariously through you. Lord only knows if I will ever get to Colorado. Thanks for all your efforts.

[@SMShannon55]

Thanks for reviewing this vehicle. Although I’ll probably never own one, it’s definitely interesting to see.

[@anthonymrskipt9252]

I ran Mosquito Pass back in July with MHJC. Airing down is definitely the call. Not too challenging, but I would emphasize that the road gets pretty shelfy past the intersection with Birds Eye Gulch. If you hate shelf roads, not for you. Otherwise, the views are great and the driving is pleasant if you’re aired down. We turned around due to the snow on the way to Alma back in July and rain Birds Eye Gulch down. Great, very different, trail, with lots of trees and water (at least back in July). Gets you back to just outside Leadville and a good option if you’d like to head back to that side of the pass. I finally met an actual CT owner today and he couldn’t have been more positive about his truck. He’d had it only a month, so only driven on roads and the beach so far, but he’s got off-road plans. He’d driven from Seattle and I met him at the new superchargers in Park City and he also really enjoyed the highway experience. For all the haters, the fact that you can run real trails and also have a comfortable ride with easy charging for a thousand-mile trip is pretty unique. Not sure how I feel about the looks, but Tesla tech does still seem to be ahead of every other EV and there’s no question that the charging network is still the only viable solution for long-distance EV travel IMO. Please keep these trail videos coming. They are great.

[@lawdog516]

Love theses trail videos, keep em coming Roman

[@TFLoffroad]

Thanks, will do!

[@FCBoulder]

Awesome - much to explore in Colorado! Thanks for making these videos, Roman and OnX.

[@husshardan3511]

Love these series. It's like Rick Steves for off roading! p.s. interesting to see how much more Roman likes the Tesla than the Inneos Grenadier. They got rid of that super quick.

[@MountainManGuy]

I've done this pass multiple times. It's very chunky and airing down makes for a more comfy ride

[@soaringbob]

Well that brought back memories! If I remember, it was around July of 1995 when I tried to do that trip in my 1986 Toyota Xtracab 4X4 F.I. 4 banger. I had no problem reaching the top from Leadville, but the road was blocked on the way down to Alma by a huge snow drift that covered a couple hundred feet of the road, so we returned via Leadville. I do remember the pass was in the clouds and the air was full of electricity (that buzzing sound with hair at attention) so we didn't stick around long enough to be electrocuted! Yes, Leadville says it is the highest city in the country, but Alma bills itself as the highest incorporated "town" in America at maybe a football field's length higher than Leadville.

[@Rick-vg2pz]

Beautiful location. Love the videos showing off-road trails.

[@TFLoffroad]

Thanks 👍

[@ranig2848]

Time to get serious off road tires for the the CyberTruck. You get the Falken for pretty much all your trucks… CT needs some adequate rubber for where you take it…

[@nycmaverick]

Good job Roman ...appreciate your hard work.

[@TFLoffroad]

Thanks a lot!

[@petermavus4131]

Thought I clicked on a travel channel there for a while.Roaming with Roman.

[@dennissmith7214]

😳😂😂👌🏽

[@richfarfugnuven6308]

That would be a great channel.

[@grahamstefaan]

Copper Mtn has 250kw superchargers in V4 cabinets. Closer than silverthorne. In Leadville the max is a 60kw shared CCS.

[@TFLoffroad]

Thanks for the tip!

[@milesb4231]

Perfect for charging up after using 1/4 of your "tank" on 16 miles of easy terrain.

[@michaelrodrigues8233]

@@milesb4231I hardly use any battery on trails.

[@iholguin303]

Definitely doing this this weekend 🙌

[@mikekofMorrison]

Thank you for another excellent trail review! I've been wanting to do Mosquito Pass for a little while now. Looks fun! I did Webster Pass a week after you posted your video on it. Great times!

[@FrankCaruso-k6n]

A SUPER THANK YOU for taking me on this trip with you. Did it when I was young but too old now. F. Caruso in Arizona

[@edbrown2061]

An appointment to buy clothing? I think the owners have been huffing a little bit too much lead.

[@IronmanV5]

With the power outlets, and available power, on EV and some other trucks I would take a coffee machine and toaster or microwave oven and have some fresh coffee and hot pastries at the summit.

[@Kristian_Saile]

Mosquito Pass is the highest through road in North America, fun fact

[@123yrmama]

@Kristian_Saile 13,185 feet. Been over it 5 times but there are a lot higher trails in Colorado but that's a secret.

[@Kristian_Saile]

@@123yrmama higher trails yes, but higher through road no.

[@123yrmama]

@Kristian_Saile It's a off-road trail put in by the miners in the late 1880s. Its the highest off-road pass in Colorado. Cars do not travel it. You never been on it. I camp, fish and travel on it alot.

[@laddyaddy1963]

Awesome video! Definitely going to add that trail to my bucket list:)

[@kilocharlie6830]

Thank you for another informative & entertaining wheeling video!! Your timing is perfect. We're doing Mosquito Pass with Bronco's Super Celebration West event next week. Cheers

[@dieselstrom9725]

Love these trail guide videos........Cheers!

[@WalterA-b3d]

Thanks for sharing the adventure. Beautiful views.

[@JCWWRacing905]

Looks really fun. I wish I had any off-roading near me. Good video TFL

[@ConfirmedPatriot]

That was awesome Roman. Keep these videos coming 👍🏻😊🇺🇸

[@TFLoffroad]

More to come!

[@michaelwalker8501]

Loving these trail guides.

[@aarone9454]

Thanks for all the great content. I’m not a fan of the cyber truck but I understand your coverage of the vehicle. Keep up the good work!

[@TFLoffroad]

I appreciate that!

[@geraldfischer6049]

We did misquote pass twice back in late 90s and early 2000s in a Ford Explorer when we lived in Conifer.

[@is6566]

I think you might have misquoted the name of the Pass. 😃

[@richfarfugnuven6308]

@@geraldfischer6049 what did it say to you that you misquoted?

[@is6566]

@rich… Misquoting a pass is like cheating. There are only two cases where you could technically misquote a pass. #1: You misquote it by trying to use in an event the pass was not issued for; and #2: Misquote the date or time by trying to use it on a different date/time of the proper event. Both are practically cheating because you try to get into an event the pass is not valid for. 😃

[@Infantry4Life.RealWarFighters]

I really miss Colorado. I love the cold snow weather. Soo beautiful. I love the look of the cyber truck but end up getting a Rivian because it is a more short and narrow truck

[@pwatom22]

Great trail video series... Thanks!

[@who2u333]

WooHoo! Another trail. This time with the Cyber Patriot.

[@AdventureRocks]

Beautiful drive!

[@KawaTony1964]

Off-road EVs should have a drone landing pad and charger incorporated into the design. It would be like having another camera that can leave the vehicle.

[@nin_4_me58]

Wow. All those buildings running without electricity. Neat!

[@architypeone8646]

Thanks for another trail guide video. I am hoping to get back to Colorado and do some of these trails, so it's nice to get a preview. Not a big fan of the Cybertruck, but I'm glad you guys bought one so I could see what it can do. Seems like a capable vehicle, but just can't get past the design aesthetic.

[@icon134]

Just found this page, my wife and I live in Leadville but only just got a Tacoma so have only hiked some of the "roads" around here...

[@mmgoodwings3981]

Grew up on 7th st. Just a block from that train station.

[@alexdavis_84]

Mark lives in Leadville I believe, I’ve been there, lots of fun!

[@aarone9454]

Where is Andre and his Colorado Trail Boss when you need it?!? I bet that would have been a much more comfortable ride!

[@ericpowers2469]

So you took the easy route, EB over Mosquito is easier than WB, going EB you can run it with a 2wd and decent ground clearance. Mother Nature rearranges Mosquito every year, that’s one reason why it doesn’t open till late July, and typically closes by October.

[@kevinblock2307]

Beautiful scenery

[@andrewhultin2113]

It was called Leadville to keep outsiders away. It was a gold and silver town. Not Lead mining…smh

[@coloffroad]

Mosquito is our favorite pass for some views and flowers. Great flowers.

[@ChicagoBob123]

Have you ever thought about switching tires? Fantastic video

[@TheDobbermn]

That appointment only to shop store is ridiculous. The only place I've ever seen that is at Tiffany.

[@richfarfugnuven6308]

@@TheDobbermn they hand make everything...

[@TheDobbermn]

@@richfarfugnuven6308 Still ridiculous for a fleece.

[@richfarfugnuven6308]

@@TheDobbermn then shop elsewhere. Rich people like to feel like they had something made just for them. But yes, I agree with you...

[@jonasweber9408]

Nice video! Thanks from France I wonder if a lifted model Y would have been able to do it?

[@Jay-pf6ln]

22:26 You say the fault about the Cybertruck, is that when you let off the accelerator pedal, it rolls back? I'm guessing you didn't see the 'HOLD' feature on 'STOPPING MODE'... It was on the offroad screen, but I'm guessing you never saw this? Just think it deserves to be said, to be fair to the Cybertruck it was operator error...5 months and you never found this? Love the channel BTW, just wanted to clear the FUD

[@jakeblakeley2246]

He probably meant that it still rolls back slightly despite this mode. At least in our Model Y, the hold mode still takes a 1/4 rotation to connect the brakes on a steep incline. Whereas our Rivian connects immediately in hold mode. They might have fixed it for the Cybertruck, but if its still a 1/4 rotation or so, that's the difference of slipping off a rock and not

[@Jay-pf6ln]

@@jakeblakeley2246 He had it in roll mode, you can see that clearly...

[@brianbock4967]

Great video. How much were you able to comfortably air down in the truck?

[@exploringtheholos]

That runner's language is for the birds😅

[@journeywithstu7199]

Cracks me up that 35psi is considered “airing-down”. 😂

[@Julian-nt5wh]

Melanzana means Eggplant in Italian😀

[@planetbern]

Wheres the part on the gnarly part on the Easy side just after you cross the top and pass the "lakes" if they are still there? Maybe the road is fixed.

[@milesb4231]

I love the guy who has his cybertruck for 2 months and has never driven it offroad or in deep mud/snow. He calls it "the most capable vehicle off the lot". Pretty sure his view is skewed toward mall crawling.

[@ericpowers2469]

Actually, if you altitude sickness in Leadville, go south to Buena Vista, altitude drops, it’s only 30 minutes

[@St.PatricksTrades2]

I saw this Cyber in south boulder a few weeks ago lol

[@coloffroad]

Thanks for the memories. We left Colorado 14 years ago, were in Leadville in June, but didn’t do Mosquito. We did in a couple dozen times during the 12 years we lived there. These tours are great for us. We’ll probably never do that pass again, unless I do buy a new Defender. I sold the Rubicon for a Ram 4 X 4. Not must use of a Rubicon in Kansas.

[@matth2214]

Pretty sure you can’t drive to the top of Longs Peak. I hiked it a long time ago. Very difficult.Think you meant to say Pikes peak?

[@davidhalen1198]

I had a Ram 1500 struck by lightning in my driveway. Fried all the computers and killed the truck.

[@nin_4_me58]

Classic that the runner also has a Cybertruck but hasn’t been off-road…

[@timfranko8354]

21:03 hey this is a family friendly show Mr!!

[@kelvinelrick807]

They're not super chargers but we've got some ev chargers down here in BV.

[@savoirfaire5460]

I don't know if you went up gold camp old sage old stage coach Roads from the springs

[@steveeomaster]

América is a continent , from argentina to Canadá, and the tallest city in America is in Peru with over 16.000 ft over the sea level. And the tallest big city, actually the talest capital in the world is la Paz bolivia with more than 11.000 ft.

[@csuengr]

"Highest city in America". Alma might have something to say about that.

[@Huckleberry-g3c]

In comparison, Rivian still refuses to add lockers to the R1T, and the tire pressure does not update if you drive at slow speeds ~ 10mph (rivian minimum 18.6mph for tire pressures to update). So yeah this awesome video series by Roman/TFL is not about the truck reviews, but their point is very valid. Gotta have the right capabilities.

[@RedHawkish]

Roman - where's the Shoe Sponsorship link?

[@diggernash1]

In Alaska around 2 weeks ago?

[@MikeSTGL]

Nice views

[@y_y_zed]

As windy as it was at the top, your mic at the top performed really well. Great video again, Roman and team. Thanks for using the 📐 in this one.

[@-Belshazzar-]

I wish I could move to the states, I would move to Boulder Colorado, I was there when i was a kid, my dad was working there for a while, it was a beautiful place. If only I could get a green card lol

[@St.PatricksTrades2]

i live in boulder. i genuinely wish i could feel as good about it as you do lol

[@-Belshazzar-]

@@St.PatricksTrades2haha, it was in 1992, i guess things have changed lol

[@St.PatricksTrades2]

@@-Belshazzar- lol maybe, but dont let me spoil it for you either!

[@-Belshazzar-]

@@St.PatricksTrades2 i am sure the rockies are still amazing though…

[@aussie2uGA]

The borders are wide open right now. I don't think it could get much easier to get into the US.

[@andrewgaffka3525]

Anyone have details on the sunroof screen / cover he’s using?

[@335i101]

I am picking up the all new 2025 Mercedes g-wagon in Denver this weekend, are any of you guys around? I couldn’t find a place to email you…

[@JamesBabb]

Oh god! That wrap is so hideous.

[@BrianS-ny9yd]

I'm pretty sure it's a violation of the US flag code.

[@richfarfugnuven6308]

I don't like the looks of the cybertruck. I think yours looks awesome with the wrap, however...

[@rlknipe]

The highest city in America is Alma, Colorado, with an elevation of 10,361 feet.

[@jimmy-buffett]

Alma is the highest "incorporated town", not city (Leadville). Alma has less than 300 people, it's also the other end of the pass he's doing in this video.

[@rodjones812]

That is the goofiest rig out there! Looks good? 😂

[@deucedaprodeuca]

The highest city in America is Oakland CA😂. 🚬💨

[@chrisholmes2082]

Was this truck in the Fredrick 4th of July parade?

[@TFLoffroad]

Yes

[@grisa12345]

That runner and CT owner… 🤦‍♂️ “Most capable truck”… ok, come hang out with me in my Raptor 37 package (which ran this trail and birds eye gulch at 30 mph)… People who say a vehicle is too expensive to take off road are just saying they can’t really afford the vehicle.

[@sjh60633]

I love your content, especially since you are in my backyard, but I hate that cybertruck. So ugly, looks worse than my six year old's lego creations.

[@20smgreen]

If this is about the trail and not the vehicle taken, with the trucks at your disposal, why did you choose the Cy-T? I've got constant back pain as well, I wouldn't have chosen this truck.

[@mcsike7264]

I mean why not the cy-t is capable so why not🤷‍♂️

[@20smgreen]

@mcsike7264 for the 2 reasons that Roman pointed out. It's not all around capable, and as someone who suffers from lower back pain as well, so I know where he's coming from, the ride comfortably.

[@mcsike7264]

@@20smgreen oh

[@taylorj959a]

Really-really-really like the ride a long videos.

[@TFLoffroad]

Glad you like them!

[@volvo09]

Same, I love these videos! This looked like a bumpy ride, but the views were magnificent.

[@markspence3750]

You might want to edit that dudes language !! lol

[@AJP2565]

Baker2Vegas run?

[@4EverInTheRed]

You should put a snow plow on it. I bet the turning radius in parking lots would be really helpful when plowing.

[@volvo09]

With good tires the weight would help too, but it would probably be a big fiddly going forward / reverse so often. Might take a while for someone to make a plow mount though. Plows are also 12v, the cybertrucks low voltage electric system is 48v, so you'd also need a beefy step down converter. Not sure the electric system would be happy with that load.

[@Youtubeuser1aa]

Would last 1 hour

[@Redhawk24]

The frame is aluminum…

[@clevejason]

I thought no shorts allowed on camera?

[@troyh9223]

I like the Wrap!