Humans think they’ve got the market cornered on electronic communication, but a twittle bird told us that’s no longer the case. Not when houseplants twitter, elephants text, and now bikes are getting on Tweetdeck too.

This particular two-wheeler — by the name of “Precious” — is getting his 140 characters in the sun as he (and occasionally his cyclist) updates the world on a cross-country quest against cancer.

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For example, tweeteth @yesiamprecious: “A true Goldilocks distance day. Not too many. Not too few. Just right at 72.4 miles. I have my baby bear spray at the ready.”

Watch how it all works:

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