Ordered this in brass after trying three other (more expensive) rods. Matching a rod to rings in brass is harder than it should be. The mechanism is very sturdy. Using it in a child's bathroom where tile seams make mounting at a correct height for shower curtains quite difficult. This is a clean, not-too-yellow brass. It close enough in color to not bother me with the Better Homes & Gardens Rustproof Stainless Steel Double Easy Glide Shower Hooks, Brass, Set of 12.

it's a solid, strong "looks like brass but isn't" shower curtain rod and it's a good value

This is a really good shower rod — sturdy, and easy to install. Looks great! For some reason I thought I was buying a tension rod so I was surprised that I had to use tools to put it up, but that’s my error for not reading the description well enough. And it’s perfect so I definitely didn’t want to return it!

This is a fixed mount, not pressure mount. Not super clear in description.

Nice rod. Used the accompanying hooks for something else and bought the double-sided hooks from Wayfair for ease of adding/removing a curtain with separate liner.