Take Your Riding Skills To a New Level and Elevation!

Dual Sport Essentials (DSE) was founded by Colorado native, Eric Melvin.  Eric was born and raised in the mountain town of Silverthorne, Colorado and began riding dirt bikes there at 8 years old.  A third generation motorcycle rider, riding is in Eric's DNA.  Eric had his own motorcycle before he had his own bicycle.  He began riding dual sport and adventure in 1987 when he received his motorcycle licence.  

While growing up, Eric regularly completed 100+ mile rides on a mix of roads and trails throughout area mountain counties.  Some of the most popular adventure routes in Colorado were Eric's training ground as a kid while riding with his dad and older brothers as well as solo.  Eric also trained for motorcycle riding with mountain bike skills and competitions which has proven to be invaluable to his riding skills to this day.  

Eric founded Adventure Riders of Colorado (ARC) in 2016 after recognizing a need for a professionally managed social group where riders of all ages and abilities could connect and talk about Colorado riding as well as receive his education, training and inspiration.  Eric has led well over 500 people in ARC group rides. He is a highly sought after coach offering private and small group riding skills classes.  

Eric's approach and philosophies to coaching off road, dual sport and adventure riding stem from the valuable experience he gained from his real life off road riding experience in Colorado as well as learning from the pro riders & motorcycle heroes he's had and learned from since childhood.    

Many "ADV" coaches and YouTubers are newer to the sport and or began riding street bikes and then jumped on the bandwagon of dual sport / adventure riding after seeing the trend.  Eric has been riding consistently and consecutively in Colorado since 1979. Riding off road, dual sport and adventure is who Eric is and will always be!  

You can watch YouTube videos for riding tips and advice but they offer ZERO feedback when it's time to actually do the work in real time.  Eric offers honest, no candy-coated, personalized, valuable, critical insight and feedback during class and demonstrations.  

When you see Eric ride, what you'll learn from it and how he teaches it you WILL see a difference that can help you!  Eric's riding skills classes are based on effective fundamentals of dirt riding.  

Read the testimonials in the "Students" section from people who have learned and benefitted from Eric's experience, wisdom, experience and guidance.  

There is no substitute for the experience, commitment and passion Eric brings to this sport, the riding community and inspiring his students.   

Eric coaches riders of all ages on any brand and 

size of motorcycle at any skill level.     

Eric's goal and mission is help his students build their confidence, mindset,

competence and skills to become versatile motorcycle riders for wherever their motorcycle journeys take them.  

Eric can help prepare you with a solid foundation of skills 

on any brand or bike size for the following:

Colorado & BDR's

Long distance tours

Dual sport (street and dirt skills)

Enduro

  Singletrack

 Are You Ready To Become a Confident, Competent and Versatile Off-Road, Dual Sport and Adventure Rider?  Please complete the student rider survey below and we will contact you to go over class details and scheduling.  

Thank you!!