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@Sainsburys_Ed
Ah ok, then slightly scrap my original advice, as it seems generally accepted to ride a higher gear as a singlespeed.
a bigger chainring will give you a higher top speed, but that will be sacrificed by the fact that it will make it significantly harder to accelerate.
depending on where you live you will have to judge how much of a trade off is worth it, live VV says in london, you're better off on a lighter gear as you can get up to full speed quicker, but if you live out in the sticks, acceleration may be less important and top speed might be more valuable.