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Search for fixed gear ratio in google (or your other favoured search engine) and you'll find a gi chart and you can see for yourself the jump! People wouldn't be offering good advice on the forum if they told you that 48/14 is cool for the London streets but as always, back in the real world its up to you.
I've been using a Leader 725 for the last few months and it shipped with 46/16. You can get around town with no problems but I'm looking to switch to 46/17 or 18. As others have said 48/17 is not a bad starting point but I wouldn't go more crazy than 48/16 as a starting point. It's all personal choice though...