Best of the Beach 2019 – Sports
Hermosa Cyclery Steve Collins leads the “Bike Hermosa” entry in the city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade each year. This year, the parade is on Saturday, March 16. Photo Bike Shop Hermosa Cycle Hermosa Cyclery, has served local residents and visitors since its founding in 1974 by Harold Schumaker. The facility Hermosa Beach shop is just yards from the 22-mile-long, South Bay Bicycle Trail, which runs from Redondo Beach to Santa Monica. Upon ‘Shu’s’ passing in 2002, he willed the store to four young, longtime employees — Steve Collins, Larry Burke, Ken Liebowitz and Mark McNeill. The friendship between Larry, Ken, Mark and myself continues to become stronger as we meet for a couple of hours each week,” Steve Collins said. Hermosa Cyclery is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. and offers “free air” for bike tires, along with rentals of bikes, skates and beach gear. But in another sense, Hermosa Cyclery is everywhere. It’s tough to think of a civic event in Hermosa to which the long-tenured business does not contribute. From donations to Shakespeare by the Sea to arriving with a sleigh full of kids bikes for the annual Holiday Toy Drive, Hermosa Cyclery operates on a principal of…
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