Any thoughts from anyone about what practical applications this data implies?
I gather that solid rubber tires aren't necessarily subject to less expansion/contraction than pneumatic tires of the same size. So, the benefit of solids is limited to flats prevention. Right?
Thinner tires, you have determined - when inflated at the high end of their specified range - hold their size with respect to temperature changes better than larger ones, such as hybrid bike tires. So, is it likely that the greater size stability of thinner tires, pneumatic or solid, constitutes a non-trivial or necessary improvement over wider/knobbier tires?
I take the opinions of the experienced measurers here, particularly the engineers among us, seriously. I will be in the market for a new measuring bike sometime next year - races will come back eventually. I want to make the right choices.