Yes, I'm pretty sure I will eventually do that, it's just I paid so much for it (even used off eBay) that I'm hesitant to deface it. It is the most expensive component of my bike, behind frame, wheelset, and shifters. I did recently take a boxcutter to the center channel though, at my weight the two sides were forced together at the narrow part, so I widened it (this on the advice of S-A customer service)