Wow, semantics showdown. Lay off the hateraid syadasti. It is not only unlikely that the v10 was designed with a 2.75 to save money, it's just totally unrealisic. When the v10 was introduced it was the only bike they made that used that shock. Also, while SC has become a very good seller among large boutique brands, when the v10 was first introduced they had much less buying power than now, nullifying the claim that the 2.75" was used to acheave a volume discount.