Thanks for all the feedback. I found this topic fairly confusing at first, but now after looking around researching everything out, I think I finally understand what I'm going to do.
What I've decide is to go with the Sugino XD600 triple crank and switch out the small chainring with a 24t salsa chainring. I will then put on a shimano 105 triple front derailleur (should i go with mountain bike derailleur?) This way it would be a 46-36-24 and my 12-26 rear. My gear inches would be 103"-24" which i feel pretty comfortable with (I'm young, i can handle it) I don't think i would need a new rd because it would be (46-26)+(26-12)=36. Also, are there much difference in the square taper BB's? I was just going to go with a mid range BB. Does it matter too much?
What do you all think?