I can’t imagine having too much power in a brake. Just pull less hard?
I think it’s a Shimano thing, but it can be a bit disconcerting because of the way they deliver the power. I was a firm fan of them, ran XTR’s for years but they were a little inconsistent in the lever as others have mentioned, fancied a change and swapped them for some Hope E4 race.
At first, I felt the Hopes were broken, but they deliver their power in a very different way, they have tonnes of modulation, whereas Shimano seemingly have none. My wife still has XTR’s and when I occasionally ride her bike I have to be a bit careful when braking for a run or two. I assume is the servo wave thing, or to do with the way the lever works, but they are un-naturally powerful at the start of the stroke to me now.
If the Saints have more modulation then that’s a good thing IMO. I’ve also read about various Shimano sponsored riders running a mix of pads to tame them down, and going so far as to file slots in the pads to create the same effect.