The store, located at 1075 N Aviation Blvd., Manhattan Beach, CA, changed hands several times before closing 54 years later on October 31, 2017. Dick Taylor opened Aviation Cyclery in 1963, after working at Phil's Bike Shop in Hawthorne, CA. The store was located at 1075 N. Aviation blvd in Manhattan Beach, CA. Our friend Randall served as a mechanic there until it changed hands in the early 1980s.