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I really wanted to go to Osh and I was working on a route from Bishkek ending up in Osh. But in the end we decided it made more sense ending up at the same place. Now we've made reservations for a hotel in Bishkek for the first and last night. So we're leaving our bike bags and other stuff there during the trip.
Our route is based on the route taken by these guys: http://www.bikepacking.com/routes/tian-shan-traverse-kyrgyzstan/ It's funny because I had been working on a route for a long time before their trip came online and it turned out we had almost the same ideas on where to go. At first I was I bit pissed, here I was thinking I was planning on something special and then these guys come along and invite everyone to come. It settled though, I mean what does it really matter? I ended up using a lot of their ideas and some of mine.
This is our route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/20964157
Cannot wait to go!
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I really enjoyed travelling around Kyrgyzstan for a few weeks, unfortunately, not with bikes. I was pretty blown away by it all, but towards the end of the trip we decided to visit Osh on a whim, and it was great. The market has to be seen to be believed. If I could go again, I would definitely ride from Osh to Naryn, the road looks pretty damn cool.