Originally Posted by
aliasfox
Do you mean you have to reach your fingers too far to get to the brakes? Or that it's too far to reach the tops of the hoods to brake? If the brake levers themselves are a bit too far, you should be able to do a reach adjustment (youtube has videos). If the hoods are too far of a reach, then your stem might be slightly too long, rather than too short.
I too was thinking that the solution might be a shorter stem, not a longer one... Anyway, congrats on the bike and enjoy!