ELECTRIC bikes, penny-farthings, unicycles and just your average bikes will be seen gathered at Hanlon Park on Sunday morning for Rotary Club of Portland’s Beats Cycle for Hope.

The entire community is invited to join the 12th annual bike ride from Hanlon Park to Bridgewater, meeting up 9am and taking off 10am.

Registration to join the non-competitive ride is free and can be done on https://www.trybooking.com/CPAMY now, or on Sunday morning before 10am.

Rotary Club of Portland’s Frank Farnsworth said the community ride is not a race and is to promote staying active, as well as raising funds to support families in the Glenelg Shire affected by cancer.

“The ride is managed by a committee that consists of Rotarians and community members,” he said.

“I reckon we've had over 800 individuals take part over the 12 rides.

“Over $160,000 has been raised over the 12 years. Over 400 individual family support packages have been made.

“Most of what the support is, is a $200 gift card, which goes out to families affected by cancer.

“I reckon we've got around about 20 people who have participated in almost every ride from the start.”

Founder of Beats Cycle for Hope, the late Paul Beattie, worked alongside the Portland Rotary Club to start up the event and promote healthy and active habits.

Wendy and Les Thomas, and Peter Radcliffe knew Paul and have participated in every ride since its beginning.

“One of his main aims was to get the community involved in exercise and also to try and raise a little bit of money for people that are going through cancer treatment,” Mr Radcliffe said.

“One of his main emphases was just getting people out, participating in activity, and he really wanted it to be a family event.”

Mr Radcliffe said he has participated in local and out of town bike racing in the past, which was put to a stop after a health scare.

“I had a bit of a health scare and took this (penny-farthing riding)up. It’s just a bit of fun.”

Mr Thomas said he and his wife Wendy have been regular bike riders for a long time.

“Not as high level as Peter,” he laughed.

“We have witnessed a lot of people in town that have benefitted from the fundraising, and it’s been substantial.”

A bus will be following the ride in case children, or adults, find themselves too exhausted to go on, and a water station will be found along the way.

Donations can be made via the trybooking site, even for non-riders, or on the day.