Damn. 150? I expected more, to be honest. Then again I guess that's the high end stuff I was seeing. Glad to know that 150 is all it'll take to get a decent crank/bb if I ever upgrade. Shouldn't break the bank too much. Then again I'd probably need tools to install it and... considering I'm not so much a mechanic... maybe a few bucks to have it installed somewhere.

Now, I asked before but I'm not sure if I got a solid y/n answer to this... When it comes to upgrading the BB/crank with mountain bikes, is there ANYTHING at all that would limit me from throwing any standard BB into my bike? I'm just curious if I have to match up my frames lower hub size with BB's that I get... or if the lower frame hub is 1 standard size/width/height/whatever across all Mt bike models?

EDIT - Also, what kind of BB is the Hollowtech II? Is that an integrated/external BB or a splined cartridge type?