Hello and Happy New Year!

I am a fitness rider who avgs about 60 miles on a good week, I ride on a paved trail only. I have been searching for a flat bar bike and have narrowed my choices down to the 2 above.

The Trek is aluminum and the Jamis is steel....Is there really a difference in the way the bike handles, esp on a paved trail?

Both are priced about the same, the Jamis being a little bit more.

Any input would be most helpful....Thanks