UB to Bishkek advice
Two of us are planning to ship bikes Summer 2015 to UB and ride to Bishkek. We'll have around three weeks and we're getting together on 27 August to do our first planning session. We'd very much like some input from those who have ridden the region so we can be realistic about what's achievable.
Some questions we'd love to know the answers to or your advice:
1. Which route would you recommend UB to Tsagaannuur, Bayan-Ölgii; northern via Murun, southern via Bayankhongor or through the middle via the Tosontsengal?
2. How many days riding UB to Tsagaannuur, Bayan-Ölgii?
3. Which border crossing Russia to Kazakhstan?
4. We have a window of 25 June to 20 August; is the any particular benefit of going end-June to mid-July compared to end-July to mid-August?
Reason for asking is we're trying to see what might be possible to expect to be achievable before hitting Bishkek. Given we only have three weeks for the full trip, could we do the Pamir Highway? Samarkand? Issyk Kul?
We're not trying to plan every last minute of the trip but just get some guidance and put a rough plan together.
Thanks for any input you have.
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