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Looks good and should stand up well to blasting around London on. I'd get some good foot retention - it'll make riding fixed a lot safer and give you more control:
http://restrap.co.uk/shop/
And, as you've mentioned, just keep a check on all bolts etc. I clean and oil the chain, check the tyres and make sure bolts and fixings are okay once a week.
A good all round gear ratio is somewhere in the region of 42 x 16 - you should be able to get up almost every hill (although maybe not straight away) and, with a bit of practice, spin to over 30 mph on downhills.