diff --git a/codegen/src/decorators/derive_form.rs b/codegen/src/decorators/derive_form.rs
index a3f1df84..00182a22 100644
--- a/codegen/src/decorators/derive_form.rs
+++ b/codegen/src/decorators/derive_form.rs
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@ fn from_form_substructure(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, trait_span: Span, substr: &Substruct
                 $ident = match ::rocket::request::FromFormValue::from_form_value(v) {
                     Ok(v) => Some(v),
                     Err(e) => {
-                        println!("\tError parsing form val '{}': {:?}", $id_str, e);
+                        println!("    => Error parsing form val '{}': {:?}",
+                                 $id_str, e);
                         $return_err_stmt
                     }
                 };
@@ -187,7 +188,8 @@ fn from_form_substructure(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, trait_span: Span, substr: &Substruct
             match k {
                 $arms
                 _ => {
-                    println!("\t{}={} has no matching field in struct.", k, v);
+                    println!("    => {}={} has no matching field in struct.",
+                             k, v);
                     $return_err_stmt
                 }
            };
@@ -206,7 +208,7 @@ fn from_form_substructure(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, trait_span: Span, substr: &Substruct
         failure_conditions.push(quote_tokens!(cx,
             if $ident.is_none() &&
                 <$ty as ::rocket::request::FromFormValue>::default().is_none() {
-                println!("\t'{}' did not parse.", stringify!($ident));
+                println!("    => '{}' did not parse.", stringify!($ident));
                 true
             } else { false }
         ));
diff --git a/codegen/src/decorators/route.rs b/codegen/src/decorators/route.rs
index 98492b54..8f2883b0 100644
--- a/codegen/src/decorators/route.rs
+++ b/codegen/src/decorators/route.rs
@@ -94,8 +94,11 @@ impl RouteGenerateExt for RouteParams {
         let expr = quote_expr!(ecx,
             match ::std::str::from_utf8(_req.data.as_slice()) {
                 Ok(s) => s,
-                Err(_) => return ::rocket::Response::new(
-                    ::rocket::response::Empty::bad_request("form isn't utf8"))
+                Err(_) => {
+                    println!("    => Form is not valid UTF8.");
+                    return ::rocket::Response::failed(
+                        ::rocket::http::StatusCode::BadRequest);
+                }
             }
         );
 
@@ -226,7 +229,7 @@ fn generic_route_decorator(known_method: Option<Spanned<Method>>,
              $query_statement
              $param_statements
              let result = $user_fn_name($fn_arguments);
-             ::rocket::Response::new(result)
+             ::rocket::Response::complete(result)
          }
     ).unwrap());
 
diff --git a/examples/manual_routes/src/main.rs b/examples/manual_routes/src/main.rs
index 08f94225..77ba3922 100644
--- a/examples/manual_routes/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/manual_routes/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 extern crate rocket;
 
+use std::io;
+use std::fs::File;
+
 use rocket::{Request, Response, Route, Data};
+use rocket::http::StatusCode;
 use rocket::request::FromParam;
 use rocket::http::Method::*;
 
@@ -9,17 +13,35 @@ fn forward(_req: &Request, data: Data) -> Response<'static> {
 }
 
 fn hi(_req: &Request, _: Data) -> Response<'static> {
-    Response::new("Hello!")
+    Response::complete("Hello!")
 }
 
 fn name<'a>(req: &'a Request, _: Data) -> Response<'a> {
-    Response::new(req.get_param(0).unwrap_or("unnamed"))
+    Response::complete(req.get_param(0).unwrap_or("unnamed"))
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 fn echo_url<'a>(req: &'a Request, _: Data) -> Response<'a> {
     let param = req.uri().as_str().split_at(6).1;
-    Response::new(String::from_param(param))
+    Response::complete(String::from_param(param))
+}
+
+fn upload(req: &Request, data: Data) -> Response {
+    if !req.content_type().is_text() {
+        return Response::failed(StatusCode::BadRequest);
+    }
+
+    let file = File::create("upload.txt");
+    if let Ok(mut file) = file {
+        if io::copy(&mut data.open(), &mut file).is_ok() {
+            return Response::complete("Upload successful.");
+        }
+
+        println!("    => Failed copying.");
+        Response::failed(StatusCode::InternalServerError)
+    } else {
+        println!("    => Couldn't open file: {:?}", file.unwrap_err());
+        Response::failed(StatusCode::InternalServerError)
+    }
 }
 
 fn main() {
@@ -28,9 +50,10 @@ fn main() {
 
     let echo = Route::new(Get, "/", echo_url);
     let name = Route::new(Get, "/<name>", name);
+    let upload_route = Route::new(Post, "/upload", upload);
 
     rocket::ignite()
-        .mount("/", vec![always_forward, hello])
+        .mount("/", vec![always_forward, hello, upload_route])
         .mount("/hello", vec![name.clone()])
         .mount("/hi", vec![name])
         .mount("/echo:<str>", vec![echo])
diff --git a/examples/manual_routes/upload.txt b/examples/manual_routes/upload.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/lib/src/http/content_type.rs b/lib/src/http/content_type.rs
index 6e9984cd..f02e24ae 100644
--- a/lib/src/http/content_type.rs
+++ b/lib/src/http/content_type.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ impl ContentType {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Returns true if the content type is plain text, i.e.: `text/plain`.
+    is_some!(is_text: Text/Plain);
+
     /// Returns true if the content type is JSON, i.e: `application/json`.
     is_some!(json, is_json: Application/Json);
 
diff --git a/lib/src/request/data.rs b/lib/src/request/data.rs
index 392757ec..012eed93 100644
--- a/lib/src/request/data.rs
+++ b/lib/src/request/data.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 use std::io::{BufRead, Read, Cursor, BufReader};
-use std::net::TcpStream;
-
-use request::Request;
 
 pub struct Data {
     stream: Cursor<Vec<u8>>,
@@ -9,11 +6,11 @@ pub struct Data {
 }
 
 impl Data {
-    fn open(self) -> impl BufRead {
+    pub fn open(self) -> impl BufRead {
         Cursor::new(self.buffer).chain(BufReader::new(self.stream))
     }
 
-    fn peek(&self) -> &[u8] {
+    pub fn peek(&self) -> &[u8] {
         &self.buffer
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/response/failure.rs b/lib/src/response/failure.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2babd4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/response/failure.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+use response::{ResponseOutcome, Outcome, Responder};
+use http::hyper::{FreshHyperResponse, StatusCode};
+
+pub struct Failure(StatusCode);
+
+impl Failure {
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn new(status: StatusCode) -> Failure {
+        Failure(status)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Responder for Failure {
+    fn respond<'a>(&mut self, res: FreshHyperResponse<'a>) -> ResponseOutcome<'a> {
+        Outcome::Forward((self.0, res))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/response/mod.rs b/lib/src/response/mod.rs
index ae971612..f6ce0775 100644
--- a/lib/src/response/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/response/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod with_status;
 mod flash;
 mod named_file;
 mod stream;
+mod failure;
 
 pub mod data;
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ pub use self::flash::Flash;
 pub use self::named_file::NamedFile;
 pub use self::stream::Stream;
 pub use self::data::Content;
+pub use self::failure::Failure;
 pub use outcome::Outcome;
 
 use std::fmt;
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ pub enum Response<'a> {
 
 impl<'a> Response<'a> {
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn new<T: Responder + 'a>(body: T) -> Response<'a> {
+    pub fn complete<T: Responder + 'a>(body: T) -> Response<'a> {
         Response::Complete(Box::new(body))
     }
 
@@ -42,10 +44,15 @@ impl<'a> Response<'a> {
         Response::Forward(data)
     }
 
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn failed(code: StatusCode) -> Response<'static> {
+        Response::complete(Failure::new(code))
+    }
+
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn with_raw_status<T: Responder + 'a>(status: u16, body: T) -> Response<'a> {
         let status_code = StatusCode::from_u16(status);
-        Response::new(StatusResponse::new(status_code, body))
+        Response::complete(StatusResponse::new(status_code, body))
     }
 
     #[doc(hidden)]
diff --git a/lib/src/router/collider.rs b/lib/src/router/collider.rs
index 16693e65..7c758d44 100644
--- a/lib/src/router/collider.rs
+++ b/lib/src/router/collider.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ mod tests {
     type SimpleRoute = (Method, &'static str);
 
     fn dummy_handler(_req: &Request, _: Data) -> Response<'static> {
-        Response::new("hi")
+        Response::complete("hi")
     }
 
     fn m_collide(a: SimpleRoute, b: SimpleRoute) -> bool {
diff --git a/lib/src/router/mod.rs b/lib/src/router/mod.rs
index 2b396b93..1b61b0f1 100644
--- a/lib/src/router/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/router/mod.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ mod test {
     use {Response, Request, Data};
 
     fn dummy_handler(_req: &Request, _: Data) -> Response<'static> {
-        Response::new("hi")
+        Response::complete("hi")
     }
 
     fn router_with_routes(routes: &[&'static str]) -> Router {