Singlespeed & Fixed Gear"I still feel that variable gears are only for people over forty-five.
Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailer? We are getting soft...As for me, give me a fixed gear!"-- Henri Desgrange (31 January 1865 - 16 August 1940)
54X16 seems a bit of a jump ... may need more chain wrap on the rear cog. Have you considered perhaps dropping down up front a bit? Seems like a huge gear anyway. 1/8th or 3/32 DT?