Hey all!

Need help selecting between two bikes.

I have just moved to the Houston area, which has a large biking community that my wife and I have befriended through work connections. She has been on a bunch of rides and uses a cruising bike. I myself have always been partial to BMX due to the manueverability and just the fun of riding on pavement with them.

However, I havent ridden in quite a few years so I while I want to get a solid brand, I still want to keep it low end.

Shopping used in a low-end price range has led to nothing but wasted gas and disappointment.

I have shopped around and a bike shop a few towns over has a 2016 Haro Downtown DLX and a 2017 Haro Leucadia DLX. They are extremely similar bikes (i test rode both of them) and there is a $10 price difference. However, the online MSRP is quite different. When researching online the only difference I could find would be that the Downtown has a sealed bottom bracket while the Leucadia has a loose ball. I wont be riding much in crappy weather (my wife hates the elements) so I dont know how much of a factor that will be. They both have plastic pedals that will be switched out asap and crappy seats that I will also change.

Can anyone else offer any expertise into any difference these bikes have?

The forum wont let me post URLs so here are some hard links:

Downtown:
Http://m.vitalbmx.com/product/guide/Bikes,6/Haro/Downtown-DLX,9838

Leucadia:
Htp://m.vitalbmx.com/product/guide/Bikes,6/Haro/Leucadia-DLX,9843

Thanks for any constructive input!