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@Monsta
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I'd stay fixed man; I was worried about it at first, but I didn't have the option of a flipflop hub so just went out and tried it... I must say I absolutly love it and am glad I didn't have the singlespeed to fall back on...
As for ratio, I'm sure it's going to be good enough to get started on (they're not going to sell you a totally useless ratio). When/If you "feel" that you need to do a bit of a tweaking, you'll then know what you want.
As for setting up your bike, when you're seated, your leg at the lowest point of the pedal should be almost straight and your handlebars where-ever is comfortable about 4 inches below the seat.
All this is from a newbie as well, but I spent about 2-3 months looking around here and on Sheldon's site before buying one. So if any of what I have said is wrong, let the flaming commence ;)