What kind of bike is this?

[razinhellcustomz]

What are you doing up at 3:27am is the better question?

Some of us are night owls or second Shifters like my self. Go figure!!

 

[razinhellcustomz]

Late 50's-1960's Columbia Westfield. This has a neat frame with incorporated integral rack. There is an early "Newsboy" version of this bike that was more heavy duty and a balloner. More typically found as a middleweight. Looks like yours has a blade fork which is nice. Get the serial and we can figure out the year. Also check tire size and look at the width at the seatstays. Hope you have the balloon version. If you remove all those baskets you'll see what nice lines this frame has.

What the heck are seat stays?

 

[KingSized HD]

What the heck are seat stays?

Seat stays are the upper bars straddling the rear tire running from the seat area of the bike to the rear hub.
The lower bars on either side of the rear tire running from the crank to the rear hub are "Chain stays"

 

[razinhellcustomz]

OK. how could i have not known this after 50+ years of playing with old bikes? thanks for that. mark.