Long is leverage! Delicious leverage. I do know some folks who don't love where the master cylinder sits with the long levers set up for one finger braking - relative to other controls - so I can empathize with that being an issue for some folks.
![](https://dassets.shimano.com/content/dam/global/cg1SHICCycling/final/products/cg2SHICComponent/cg3SHICBrakeLever/cg4SHICBrakeLeverHydraulicDiscBrake/P-BL-MT400_BC19Nd0016.jpg/jcr:content/renditions/P-BL-MT400_BC19Nd0016_750_750.jpeg)
That said, they don't appear to share architecture with the old Shimano master cylinders where the likes of Dangerboy, Straitline, eNVy, Bonz, etc were making aftermarket blades with different shapes and lengths, so I don't think there's an option.
Feb. 2, 2023, 10:14 p.m. - Andrew Major
Long is leverage! Delicious leverage. I do know some folks who don't love where the master cylinder sits with the long levers set up for one finger braking - relative to other controls - so I can empathize with that being an issue for some folks. ![](https://dassets.shimano.com/content/dam/global/cg1SHICCycling/final/products/cg2SHICComponent/cg3SHICBrakeLever/cg4SHICBrakeLeverHydraulicDiscBrake/P-BL-MT400_BC19Nd0016.jpg/jcr:content/renditions/P-BL-MT400_BC19Nd0016_750_750.jpeg) That said, they don't appear to share architecture with the old Shimano master cylinders where the likes of Dangerboy, Straitline, eNVy, Bonz, etc were making aftermarket blades with different shapes and lengths, so I don't think there's an option.