The PVC feels surprisingly soft for something this big, and the flex makes the 33 cm length way less intimidating than it looks. Took me a while to work up to the full diameter, but the material warms up fast and the suction base stays put on tile.
The suction cup base is way stronger than I expected and stays locked on the bathroom tiles without slipping once. The PVC has that soft, almost skin-like give to it, though it's still firm enough to handle the 6.8 cm diameter at the base. Honestly the flexibility makes the whole thing easier to wor