Bad news about Downey is that it is not a hotbed of bike shops. Good news is that you are central to a lot of nearby cycling areas and close to a major river route that can take you as far north as the Foothills or all the way down to Long Beach.
For smaller bikes, I suggest you try out the Spec and Trek shops first. The larger shops might have a 44 to test out. Even if their entry level models may not be available, the geometries are pretty standard among all models. For Spec shops, PV Bikes (Palos Verdes), Cynergy (Santa Monica) and Surf City Cyclery (Huntington Beach) are your closest bets. I've dealt with the management of all three and they're all recommended. Trek does not have a lot of distributers in the L.A. area, but you might try Jax in Huntington Beach. Helen's in Santa Monica is a Trek dealer, but that is only a tiny fraction of their stock so they are limited. Call first and see if they have small bikes to test.
There are a ton of bike shops on the Westside (I can name about 20 off the top of my head) and there is a dealer for just about any brand out there. But most are boutiques and do not have the range/space to have small frames in stock.
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