David L. Johnson wrote:
> On Mon, 02 Jun 2003 20:24:14 -0500, CHUSM wrote:
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>>Hi:
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>>I'm new to biking and have been researching bike tours. I see the word SAGS a lot. Is it an
>>acronym?
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> Common lore is that it is (without the S) Support And Gear. A "SAG wagon" is a car or van that
> follows the riders in a race or century, and helps riders with flats, other mechanical problems,
> or when they get tired or injured. There are those who say that it does not mean that, though.
> What else it could mean is beyond me.
>
Well, there is a good old germanic-drived English word "to sag," which means to droop, to fall away,
etc. Like Cooper's Droop

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