I've had nothing but headaches with my Magura MT5's. They are temperamental and a pain in the ass to bleed. Once you get it down to art it's a bit easier. The levers are some carbon-plastic composite... Having to bleed them often I stripped one of the holes. (Yes, I always torqued to correct...
Generally speaking with bikes it's easier to make a smaller bike bigger than a big bike smaller. Stack and reach can be lengthen easier by bigger stem, raising seat post and set back. A frame that is too big on the other hand can't be made any smaller. That said increasing things too far either...
I pick mine up, one hand under the bottom bracket and the other hand near the top of the seat tube. Have found this the easiest method to lift it up and over my hitch.