I was in the exact same position as you a month and a half ago. New rider with no experience. Came down to Sirrus or Sirrus Sport. Both in black but the base model was a gloss black and I liked the matte black of the sport model. Honestly that was probably the biggest deciding factor but it didn't hurt that it had some upgrades as well. If you like the color of the sport better than go for it. It's 90$ and you'll be getting in upgrade in the fork and other things as well.