SAG Support

Tue, 11 Feb 2003 20:09:59 GMT, <[email hidden]>, "George Maxwell"

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What exactly does SAG mean?

George

According to Sheldon Brown's Glossary:
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Sag Wagon

A car or truck that picks up or otherwise assists riders who have had to stop riding, either due to
fatigue, injury, or mechanical failure. This is primarily a touring term, racers call the
corresponding vehicle the "broom wagon."

Some people believe that the term derives from the verb "sag", others maintain that it is an acronym
for "Support And Gear."
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zk

Thanks

George

"Zoot Katz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Tue, 11 Feb 2003 20:09:59 GMT, <[email hidden]>, "George Maxwell"

Quoted message said:

What exactly does SAG mean?

George

According to Sheldon Brown's Glossary:
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Sag Wagon

A car or truck that picks up or otherwise assists riders who have had to stop riding, either due
to fatigue, injury, or mechanical failure. This is primarily a touring term, racers call the
corresponding vehicle the "broom wagon."

Some people believe that the term derives from the verb "sag", others maintain that it is an
acronym for "Support And Gear."
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zk

Zoot Katz said:

Some people believe that the term derives from the verb "sag", others maintain that it is an
acronym for "Support And Gear."

And since it was in common use uncapitalised[1] long before I ever heard it used as an acronym, I'm
one of the former :-)

[1] So long ago in fact that such runs were referred to as "oil assisted" in the runs list. Honest.

Guy
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Just zis Guy said:

Zoot Katz <[email hidden]> wrote re:SAG :

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Some people believe that the term derives from the verb "sag", others maintain that it is an
acronym for "Support And Gear."

And since it was in common use uncapitalised[1] long before I ever heard it used as an acronym,
I'm one of the former :-)

Maybe the Screen Actor's Guild threatened a lawsuit?

In any event, there are uncapitalized acronyms, although they aren't on a lot of people's radar.

Scott 🙂

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What exactly does SAG mean?

George

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Sag Wagon A car or truck that picks up or otherwise assists riders who have had to stop riding,
either due to fatigue, injury, or mechanical failure. This is primarily a touring term, racers call
the corresponding vehicle the "broom wagon." Some people believe that the term derives from the verb
"sag", others maintain that it is an acronym for "Support And Gear."

Scott Lindstrom said:

In any event, there are uncapitalized acronyms, although they aren't on a lot of people's radar.

You mean they aren't on their RAdio Detection And Ranging?

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Thu, 13 Feb 2003 16:04:02 -0600, <[email hidden]>, Todd Kuzma

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Scott Lindstrom said:

In any event, there are uncapitalized acronyms, although they aren't on a lot of people's radar.

You mean they aren't on their RAdio Detection And Ranging?

Abbreviated Coded Rendition Of Name Yielding Meaning
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zk

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What exactly does SAG mean?

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Well the Sheldon Brown definition is a good functional one. I have heard that it comes from Support
a Group or less seriously Snacks and Goodies. I have even heard someone claim it has a french
derivation.

"George Maxwell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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What exactly does SAG mean?

S***s and Giggles.

Source: American Association for the Abolition of Asinine Acronyms.

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Quoted message said:

What exactly does SAG mean?

Quoted message said:

Well the Sheldon Brown definition is a good functional one. I have heard that it comes from
Support a Group or less seriously Snacks and Goodies. I have even heard someone claim it has a
french derivation.

i always thought it came from the English verb 'to sag,' as in what a bag does when it's too full.

In older (70's-80's) cycling books/guides I've gotten my hands on, 'sag' is just
that--uncapitalized. a normal verb--'sag wagon' becomes jargon because of the pleasing
internal rhyme.

When did it become an acronym?

SAG- (1)to sink down from weight or pressure. (2)to hang unevenly (3)to lose
determination, firmness.

Thus; needing a ride in the "SAG" wagon.

(Luigi de Guzman) said:

i always thought it came from the English verb 'to sag,' as in what a bag does when it's too full.

Yes - it is a Britsh equivalent to "bonk" - bonk having quite a different meaning in Britain :-/

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Abbreviated Coded Rendition Of Name Yielding Meaning

I'm sorry, but that smells an awful lot like a backronym

Mike said:

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I'm sorry, but that smells an awful lot like a backronym

Bodged Abbreviation Created Knowingly Representing Old Names You've Mangled?

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