Wide tyres are popular right now. But why and how wide can you go? In a new series in which I sit down with an industry insider, I’ve chatted with Whyte’s chief designer Ian Alexander to talk about the current trend for wide tyres in the road cycling market. 

Are you running wide tyres already or interested in going wider? If you want to know more on this topic you can have a read of this trendspotting guide to switching to wider tyres, and here’s a useful guide to the different types of bike as determined by tyre width, to help you get your head around this current trend and how it’s influencing bike design.