I ve read some stories about the XT 660 X's front brake fading under heavy use and causing some nasty crashes. Since Im gonna take her to the track, I dont fancy thumpering down the straight, only to find my brake not working ;(

so I was taking a look around for steel braided lines. But now Im confused: is the stock front brake line steel braided? It seems to be but Im not sure.

Here s a pic of my bike. that front brake line looks stock as they come:



Yet it seems to be braided?

So my question is: is the standard XTX front brake line steel braided?

and if not, does anyone have some steel braided lines fitted? Im wondering how much they'd improve braking power.