I would say that around September would be a good time.
I am not an expert, so if someone knows better, please correct me
But I think, that the problem with the mid summer season of July/August is that Uzbekistan will get really really hot, almost too hot for bike riding. On the other hand, if you go later or earlier, the Pamir mountains in tajikistan/kyrgystan can get pretty chilly, especially at night (continental climate).
I would personally prefer the window of the warm season July/August/September.
Can I ask how you will get from Azerbaijan to usbekistan?
In general i think that 6-8 weeks from europe till kyrgyzstan sounds like a good length for the trip. We do a similar trip next summer and we plan to leave kyrgyzstan by the beginning of the 5th week (turkey, georgia, russia, kazakhstan, uzbekistan, tajikistan, kyrgyzstan). However, our time is limited, thus we plan to go as fast as possible to see as many places as possible, but juuuust without feeling rushed. If you have more time available, it is probably nice not having to do this balancing act^^
Last edited by Habi; 17 Oct 2014 at 21:32.
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