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The plus side is that you can get a very tough bottom bracket that'll need little to no maintenance whatsoever, SKF come to mind when I can afford it;
http://www.shedbornbikes.com/skf-bottom-bracket-24-p.asp
This is the IF you're talking about;
I originally was going for Independent Fabrication, but they cost nearly twice as much as Oak.
Surly look decent with the crankset, I'll have to be very careful with the colour choice otherwise it'll look plain wrong like this;