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@TheBrick(Tommy)
Choose a gear you ride in reguarly and don't shift for a few days. You can choose any gear you wnat for single speed. 44 :16 means 44 teath on the frount 16 on the back. what is important is the ratio between the two so if you don't have a 44 tooth chainring up front and 16 up back choose a combination which gives the same ratio.
If you whish to when you have found a gear you are happy with you can convert your hybrid to single speed v cheaply and easily but not to fixed unless it has horizontal drop outs. Check out Sheldonbrown.com for loads of genral bike info and termanology plus info on figer wheel / gear and single speed bikes.