diff --git a/examples/manual_routes/Cargo.toml b/examples/manual_routes/Cargo.toml
index 05095dfe..b2f846b9 100644
--- a/examples/manual_routes/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/manual_routes/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ authors = ["Sergio Benitez <sb@sergio.bz>"]
 
 [dependencies]
 rocket = { path = "../../lib" }
-rocket_macros = { path = "../../macros" }
diff --git a/examples/manual_routes/src/main.rs b/examples/manual_routes/src/main.rs
index 72dd091a..ca5c0608 100644
--- a/examples/manual_routes/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/manual_routes/src/main.rs
@@ -3,23 +3,25 @@ extern crate rocket;
 use rocket::{Rocket, Request, Response, Route};
 use rocket::Method::*;
 
-fn root(req: Request) -> Response<'static> {
+fn root(req: Request) -> Response {
     let name = req.get_param(0).unwrap_or("unnamed");
     Response::new(format!("Hello, {}!", name))
 }
 
-// TODO: Work with these lifetimes.
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-fn lifetime_root<'a>(req: Request<'a>) -> Response<'a> {
-    Response::new(req.get_uri())
+fn echo_url<'a>(req: Request<'a>) -> Response<'a> {
+    Response::new(req.get_uri().split_at(6).1)
 }
 
 fn main() {
+    let mut rocket = Rocket::new("localhost", 8000);
+
     let first = Route::new(Get, "/hello", root);
     let second = Route::new(Get, "/hello/<any>", root);
-    Rocket::new("localhost", 8000).mount_and_launch("/", &[&first, &second]);
+    rocket.mount("/", vec![first, second]);
 
-    // This below _should_ work.
-    // let lifetime = Route::new(Get, "/other", lifetime_root);
-    // Rocket::new("localhost", 8000).mount_and_launch("/", &[&lifetime]);
+    let echo = Route::new(Get, "/", echo_url);
+    rocket.mount("/echo:<str>", vec![echo]);
+
+    rocket.launch();
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/codegen.rs b/lib/src/codegen.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35184aaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/codegen.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+use method::Method;
+use handler::Handler;
+
+pub struct StaticRouteInfo {
+    pub method: Method,
+    pub path: &'static str,
+    pub handler: Handler
+}
+
diff --git a/lib/src/lib.rs b/lib/src/lib.rs
index 941aba54..49d99114 100644
--- a/lib/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#![feature(str_char)]
+#![feature(str_char, question_mark)]
 #![feature(specialization)]
 
 extern crate term_painter;
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ mod error;
 mod param;
 mod router;
 mod rocket;
+mod codegen;
 
 pub mod request;
 pub mod response;
@@ -16,9 +17,10 @@ pub mod response;
 pub mod handler {
     use super::{Request, Response};
 
-    pub type Handler<'a> = fn(Request) -> Response<'a>;
+    pub type Handler = for<'r> fn(Request<'r>) -> Response<'r>;
 }
 
+pub use codegen::StaticRouteInfo;
 pub use request::Request;
 pub use method::Method;
 pub use response::{Response, Responder};
diff --git a/lib/src/request.rs b/lib/src/request.rs
index f04dfc17..e3f8ffe6 100644
--- a/lib/src/request.rs
+++ b/lib/src/request.rs
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ pub struct Request<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> Request<'a> {
-    pub fn empty() -> Request<'static> {
-        Request::new(vec![], "")
-    }
-
     pub fn new(params: Vec<&'a str>, uri: &'a str) -> Request<'a> {
         Request {
             params: params,
diff --git a/lib/src/rocket.rs b/lib/src/rocket.rs
index 408bae1e..cdd08796 100644
--- a/lib/src/rocket.rs
+++ b/lib/src/rocket.rs
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ impl Rocket {
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn mount_and_launch(mut self, base: &'static str, routes: Vec<Route>) {
-        self.mount(base, routes);
-        self.launch();
-    }
-
     pub fn launch(self) {
         if self.router.has_collisions() {
             println!("{}", Yellow.paint("Warning: route collisions detected!"));
@@ -81,7 +76,12 @@ impl Rocket {
 
         let full_addr = format!("{}:{}", self.address, self.port);
         println!("🚀  {} {}...", White.paint("Rocket has launched from"),
-        White.bold().paint(&full_addr));
+            White.bold().paint(&full_addr));
         let _ = HyperServer::http(full_addr.as_str()).unwrap().handle(self);
     }
+
+    pub fn mount_and_launch(mut self, base: &'static str, routes: Vec<Route>) {
+        self.mount(base, routes);
+        self.launch();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/router/mod.rs b/lib/src/router/mod.rs
index 2dc01197..d938c0b6 100644
--- a/lib/src/router/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/router/mod.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use method::Method;
 type Selector = (Method, usize);
 
 pub struct Router {
-    routes: HashMap<Selector, Vec<Route>> // for now
+    routes: HashMap<Selector, Vec<Route>> // using 'selector' for now
 }
 
 impl Router {
diff --git a/lib/src/router/route.rs b/lib/src/router/route.rs
index 07adfcc2..428d45d9 100644
--- a/lib/src/router/route.rs
+++ b/lib/src/router/route.rs
@@ -5,36 +5,36 @@ use method::Method;
 use super::{Collider, URI, URIBuf}; // :D
 use handler::Handler;
 
-// FIXME: Take in the handler! Or maybe keep that in `Router`?
 pub struct Route {
     pub method: Method,
-    pub handler: Handler<'static>,
+    pub handler: Handler,
     pub path: URIBuf,
     pub rank: isize
 }
 
 impl Route {
-    pub fn ranked(rank: isize, m: Method, path: String,
-                  handler: Handler<'static>) -> Route {
+    pub fn ranked<S>(rank: isize, m: Method, path: S, handler: Handler)
+            -> Route where S: AsRef<str> {
         Route {
             method: m,
-            path: URIBuf::new(path),
+            path: URIBuf::from(path.as_ref()),
             handler: handler,
             rank: rank
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn new(m: Method, path: String, handler: Handler<'static>) -> Route {
+    pub fn new<S>(m: Method, path: S, handler: Handler)
+            -> Route where S: AsRef<str> {
         Route {
             method: m,
             handler: handler,
-            rank: (!path.contains("<") as isize),
-            path: URIBuf::new(path),
+            rank: (!path.as_ref().contains("<") as isize),
+            path: URIBuf::from(path.as_ref()),
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn set_path(&mut self, path: String) {
-        self.path = URIBuf::new(path);
+    pub fn set_path<S>(&mut self, path: S) where S: AsRef<str> {
+        self.path = URIBuf::from(path.as_ref());
     }
 
     // FIXME: Decide whether a component has to be fully variable or not. That
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl Route {
 
 impl fmt::Display for Route {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        write!(f, "{} {:?}", Green.paint(&self.method), Blue.paint(&self.path))
+        write!(f, "{} {}", Green.paint(&self.method), Blue.paint(&self.path))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/router/uri.rs b/lib/src/router/uri.rs
index 1eef24a2..b064c60c 100644
--- a/lib/src/router/uri.rs
+++ b/lib/src/router/uri.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 use std::cell::Cell;
 use super::Collider;
+use std::convert::From;
+use std::fmt::{self, Write};
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct URI<'a> {
     path: &'a str,
     segment_count: Cell<Option<usize>>
@@ -32,9 +34,21 @@ impl<'a> URI<'a> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a> fmt::Display for URI<'a> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        let mut last = '\0';
+        for c in self.path.chars() {
+            if !(c == '/' && last == '/') { f.write_char(c)?; }
+            last = c;
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 unsafe impl<'a> Sync for URI<'a> { /* It's safe! */ }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct URIBuf {
     path: String,
     segment_count: Cell<Option<usize>>
@@ -42,16 +56,8 @@ pub struct URIBuf {
 
 // I don't like repeating all of this stuff. Is there a better way?
 impl URIBuf {
-    pub fn new(path: String) -> URIBuf {
-        URIBuf {
-            segment_count: Cell::new(None),
-            path: path,
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn segment_count(&self) -> usize {
         self.segment_count.get().unwrap_or_else(|| {
-            println!("Computing!");
             let count = self.segments().count();
             self.segment_count.set(Some(count));
             count
@@ -62,6 +68,10 @@ impl URIBuf {
         Segments(self.path.as_str())
     }
 
+    fn as_uri_uncached<'a>(&'a self) -> URI<'a> {
+        URI::new(self.path.as_str())
+    }
+
     pub fn as_uri<'a>(&'a self) -> URI<'a> {
         let mut uri = URI::new(self.path.as_str());
         uri.segment_count = self.segment_count.clone();
@@ -79,6 +89,30 @@ impl URIBuf {
 
 unsafe impl Sync for URIBuf { /* It's safe! */ }
 
+impl fmt::Display for URIBuf {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        self.as_uri_uncached().fmt(f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<String> for URIBuf {
+    fn from(path: String) -> URIBuf {
+        URIBuf {
+            segment_count: Cell::new(None),
+            path: path,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> From<&'a str> for URIBuf {
+    fn from(path: &'a str) -> URIBuf {
+        URIBuf {
+            segment_count: Cell::new(None),
+            path: path.to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> Collider for URI<'a> {
     fn collides_with(&self, other: &URI) -> bool {
         if self.segment_count() != other.segment_count() {
@@ -156,7 +190,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     fn seg_count(path: &str, expected: usize) -> bool {
         let actual = URI::new(path).segment_count();
-        let actual_buf = URIBuf::new(path.to_string()).segment_count();
+        let actual_buf = URIBuf::from(path).segment_count();
         if actual != expected || actual_buf != expected {
             println!("Count mismatch: expected {}, got {}.", expected, actual);
             println!("{}", if actual != expected { "lifetime" } else { "buf" });
@@ -173,7 +207,7 @@ mod tests {
         let uri = URI::new(path);
         let actual: Vec<&str> = uri.segments().collect();
 
-        let uri_buf = URIBuf::new(path.to_string());
+        let uri_buf = URIBuf::from(path);
         let actual_buf: Vec<&str> = uri_buf.segments().collect();
 
         actual == expected && actual_buf == expected
diff --git a/macros/src/lib.rs b/macros/src/lib.rs
index 629d9fcc..106d340b 100644
--- a/macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use syntax::parse::token::intern;
 use routes_macro::routes_macro;
 use route_decorator::route_decorator;
 
-const STRUCT_PREFIX: &'static str = "ROCKET_ROUTE_STRUCT_";
+const STRUCT_PREFIX: &'static str = "static_rocket_route_info_for_";
 const FN_PREFIX: &'static str = "rocket_route_fn_";
 
 #[plugin_registrar]
diff --git a/macros/src/route_decorator.rs b/macros/src/route_decorator.rs
index a709ac72..c975a903 100644
--- a/macros/src/route_decorator.rs
+++ b/macros/src/route_decorator.rs
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ pub fn route_decorator(ecx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, meta_item: &MetaItem,
     }
 
     let mut fn_params = get_fn_params(ecx, sp, &route_params.path, &fn_decl,
-                                  external_params.clone());
+                                      external_params.clone());
 
     // Create a comma seperated list (token tree) of the function parameters
     // We pass this in to the user's function that we're wrapping.
@@ -365,7 +365,8 @@ pub fn route_decorator(ecx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, meta_item: &MetaItem,
     let route_fn_name = prepend_ident(FN_PREFIX, &item.ident);
     let fn_name = item.ident;
     let route_fn_item = quote_item!(ecx,
-         fn $route_fn_name<'rocket>(_req: rocket::Request) -> rocket::Response<'rocket> {
+         fn $route_fn_name<'rocket>(_req: rocket::Request<'rocket>)
+                -> rocket::Response<'rocket> {
              $form_stmt
              $fn_param_exprs
              let result = $fn_name($fn_param_idents);
@@ -381,7 +382,7 @@ pub fn route_decorator(ecx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, meta_item: &MetaItem,
     let method = method_variant_to_expr(ecx, route_params.method.node);
     push(Annotatable::Item(quote_item!(ecx,
         #[allow(non_upper_case_globals)]
-        pub static $struct_name: rocket::Route = rocket::Route {
+        pub static $struct_name: rocket::StaticRouteInfo = rocket::StaticRouteInfo {
             method: $method,
             path: $path,
             handler: $route_fn_name