I'd go with a meet then a ride out. Meeting is good to see everybody from the site, but it's also good to get out and do what we lurve... Which is riding bikes of course. I am no riding god and what I can gather from talking to other people is that the fast guys take the lead and off they go, followed by the not so fast guys and the ones who maybe a little nervous or ain't as experienced as some can bring up the rear. We have a designated meeting point at the end and that way everybody can enjoy their ride without feeling under any pressure to keep up with the guys in front of you. Then we stop have some food chat idly under the steady gaze of the sun whilst extracting urine from innocent victims then we can pootle off on our merry way!