Thanks for the advice so far. My main issues are slow from a stop and slow in general. I believe the gearing on the bike is 44/16 which seems like it's common (again, I'm still new to single speeds). The bike is 57cm which I think is slightly big for me at 5'10". I can stradle the bar but there is not really any gap between my crotch and the bar. The bike is listed at 29.5 lbs stock, I figure I lost a little weight with the handlebars I put on but it seems like a lot of other single speeds come in closer to 20 lbs?

Of course I know I probably just need to pedal harder too