When i bought my HT last month i decided to go with it because I understood it became slightly flexible above 97*F. When i was picking out the color the site i bought it from said that this property had been removed from the clear cages which is why i went with the pink. I have even placed it in very hot tap water for a about 5 mins and its still hard as a rock and now it is getting a gap where it connects that is allowing pinching which i don't like (OUCH) I am going to try putting it in hot water not connected and see if this helps.
The HT never flexes, not ever. I bought it for the same reason but it just stays rock solid. I'm going to buy a custom metal device as soon as I have the funds.
My experience is this. It gets ever so slightly softer in hot water. As in almost fucking impossible to tell the difference slightly...
Not with it pinching, no. There is some movement between the cage and the ring, that flexes a little, but it doesn't pinch. I make sure as much of my balls as possible are pulled through the gap and it remains comfortable. I do occasionally get some pinching where skin folds over the point the cage slides under the top of the ring but that is relatively rare and easy to sort out.
I wear clear version of HT2 and can definitely say it becomes flexible in the hot water. Tube becomes slightly flexible even with the body temperature - the part between your clit and balls. But do not expect it to become a same soft as silicone device. Also I was 100% sure ring isn't flexible at all, but a week ago I discovered it is.... In a very hot water (almost boiling)
@rhodry04 - I had the same issue as you have, but with one of the earlier clear ones. I fixed mine with Sugru, but what I should have done is sent it back under warranty. For goods from EU warranty is 2 years. If you bought yours in US local laws may apply.
Read about this "flexibility-thing" (does that word exist?) on the HT-page, but decided to try a chaep china-version first, so all I can tell you is: the melting-point of Polyethylene is about 130 - 145 °C ! So as they always tell in TV: don't try this at home!