Doh! It's not often that a photo can realy convey the grade, but this one does it. It must be the perspective with the houses on the side and in the back. Are you allowed to ride roads like these if you weigh more than 165lbs and your name isn't Hincapie?

EDIT: Should have gotten through the whole thread before making an irrelevant post. Just to fit in, I will add the following... gear, cog, cadence, gay, feminine, latino. So there.