Joining will only be applied on the segment level, current version will join when the angle between two segments is less then 0.001 RAD, I could make that an option but I don't think it will help with the example hose.
I usually decrease the basesize if very tight corners are involved, but this will also increase file size when using deform, so on longer hoses it's probably best to use two skin sections one with a low base size for the sharp bend at the beginning and one with a normal base size for the rest.
I'm playing with the idea to somewhat have similar behavior based upon some sort of split option, which will be sort of an inverse join option.
I usually decrease the basesize if very tight corners are involved, but this will also increase file size when using deform, so on longer hoses it's probably best to use two skin sections one with a low base size for the sharp bend at the beginning and one with a normal base size for the rest.
I'm playing with the idea to somewhat have similar behavior based upon some sort of split option, which will be sort of an inverse join option.