Stora mossen tube station is the halfway point of my bike commute, both literally and figuratively.

The first 7 km from Spånga to Stora mossen feels relaxing and suburban. Spångavägen and the outer parts of Drottningholmsvägen are lined first with detached houses and then with small apartment buildings. The bike paths are straight and wide and mostly empty.

The other 7 km from Stora mossen to the city begin with the traffic nexus at Alvik, with several traffic lights in a row and lots of cyclists queuing at each one, and then continues in the same vein: narrow bike lines shared with pedestrians, the Tranebergsbron bridge, and all kinds of other distractions.

I enjoy almost all of my bike commute (although Kungsgatan is a bit less nice) but it does feel nice to leave the city behind me on my way home and cruise along Spångavägen.