Keep in mind, though, that some of those Sears bikes were made in Austria, and are not half-bad. It'd be hard to get someone else to fine-tune their picking, though. I just pulled a 1964 Columbia "500" from the big bin at our county landfill, and all it seems to need is a rear inner tube and maybe a chain. More on that find here:http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=537454

and I really like the OP's move to donate most of the rescued bikes, esp. to Africa. What a great way to extend their lifespan!