Yeah it's the upper one. Photo is not great but:
Snapped Ortlieb hook
I have actually lost a lower one as well so would be interested in your solution to that.
The Ortliebs looked very legit to me, documentation included. Ochomiles stocks top range stuff so I doubt they were fakes.
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Tourist in MSN
You did not say if it is upper or lower. I assume upper since you are having difficulty.
Upper hooks should not break. I have heard of lower hooks breaking in a crash. The larger diameter racks like the Tubus Tara also stress the stock lower hooks.
My upper hooks (over a decade old) have deformed a bit from weight in the bags and usage, but I can't figure out how that fiberglass reinforced hook could snap.
Can you provide a photo? (I am curious, I do not think I could provide any better advice if you did provide a photo.)
Does anyone make counterfeit Ortliebs, and if so might that be the issue here?
I put some plastic hose around the Tara to avoid chaffing, and that was too big for the stock Ortlieb lower hook. So, I made a different lower hook for my Ortlieb Frontloaders to use on my Tubus Tara out of aluminum bar.
Let me know if it was the lower, I will post a photo of the hook I made.