diff --git a/examples/hello_person/Cargo.toml b/examples/hello_person/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21381940
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello_person/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "hello_person"
+version = "0.0.1"
+authors = ["Sergio Benitez <sb@sergio.bz>"]
+
+[dependencies]
+rocket = { path = "../../lib" }
+rocket_macros = { path = "../../macros" }
diff --git a/examples/hello/src/main.rs b/examples/hello_person/src/main.rs
similarity index 53%
rename from examples/hello/src/main.rs
rename to examples/hello_person/src/main.rs
index c81c84f6..de507481 100644
--- a/examples/hello/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/hello_person/src/main.rs
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@
 
 extern crate rocket;
 use rocket::Rocket;
-use std::fs::File;
-
-#[route(GET, path = "/")]
-fn root() -> File {
-    File::open("/tmp/index.html").unwrap()
-}
 
 #[route(GET, path = "/hello/<name>/<age>")]
 fn hello(name: &str, age: i8) -> String {
@@ -16,6 +10,5 @@ fn hello(name: &str, age: i8) -> String {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let rocket = Rocket::new("localhost", 8000);
-    rocket.mount_and_launch("/", routes![root, hello]);
+    Rocket::new("localhost", 8000).mount_and_launch("/", routes![hello]);
 }
diff --git a/examples/hello/Cargo.toml b/examples/hello_world/Cargo.toml
similarity index 88%
rename from examples/hello/Cargo.toml
rename to examples/hello_world/Cargo.toml
index 06d53b5a..2e4a531d 100644
--- a/examples/hello/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/hello_world/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [package]
-name = "hello"
+name = "hello_world"
 version = "0.0.1"
 authors = ["Sergio Benitez <sb@sergio.bz>"]
 
diff --git a/examples/hello_world/src/main.rs b/examples/hello_world/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1e7d9d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello_world/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#![feature(plugin)]
+#![plugin(rocket_macros)]
+
+extern crate rocket;
+use rocket::Rocket;
+
+#[route(GET, path = "/")]
+fn root() -> &'static str {
+    "Hello, world!"
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    Rocket::new("localhost", 8000).mount_and_launch("/", routes![root]);
+}
diff --git a/examples/manual_routes/Cargo.toml b/examples/manual_routes/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05095dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/manual_routes/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "manual_routes"
+version = "0.0.1"
+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
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f74f473
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/manual_routes/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+extern crate rocket;
+
+use rocket::{Rocket, Request, Response, Route};
+use rocket::Method::*;
+
+fn root(req: Request) -> Response<'static> {
+    let name = req.get_param::<&str>(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 main() {
+    let first = Route::new(Get, "/hello", root);
+    let second = Route::new(Get, "/hello/<any>", root);
+    Rocket::new("localhost", 8000).mount_and_launch("/", &[&first, &second]);
+
+    // This below _should_ work.
+    // let lifetime = Route::new(Get, "/other", lifetime_root);
+    // Rocket::new("localhost", 8000).mount_and_launch("/", &[&lifetime]);
+}
diff --git a/examples/static_files/Cargo.toml b/examples/static_files/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d6a7512
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/static_files/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "static_files"
+version = "0.0.1"
+authors = ["Sergio Benitez <sb@sergio.bz>"]
+
+[dependencies]
+rocket = { path = "../../lib" }
+rocket_macros = { path = "../../macros" }
diff --git a/examples/static_files/src/main.rs b/examples/static_files/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a55d065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/static_files/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#![feature(plugin)]
+#![plugin(rocket_macros)]
+
+extern crate rocket;
+
+use rocket::Rocket;
+use std::fs::File;
+
+#[route(GET, path = "/")]
+fn index() -> File {
+    File::open("static/index.html").unwrap()
+}
+
+#[route(GET, path = "/<file>")]
+fn files(file: &str) -> File {
+    File::open(format!("static/{}", file)).unwrap()
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    Rocket::new("localhost", 8000).mount_and_launch("/", routes![index, files]);
+}
diff --git a/examples/static_files/static/index.html b/examples/static_files/static/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67ddd36a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/static_files/static/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<h1>Hello, world!</h1>
+
+<a href="rocket-icon.jpg">
+  <img src="rocket-icon.jpg" alt="A rocket icon." height=200 width=200 />
+</a>
diff --git a/examples/static_files/static/rocket-icon.jpg b/examples/static_files/static/rocket-icon.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6000fb0
Binary files /dev/null and b/examples/static_files/static/rocket-icon.jpg differ
diff --git a/lib/src/lib.rs b/lib/src/lib.rs
index cea9d98b..f149f719 100644
--- a/lib/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ pub struct Route {
     pub handler: Handler<'static>
 }
 
+impl Route {
+    pub fn new(method: Method, path: &'static str, handler: Handler<'static>) -> Route {
+        Route {
+            method: method,
+            path: path,
+            handler: handler
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> fmt::Display for Route {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "{} {:?}", Green.paint(&self.method), Blue.paint(&self.path))
diff --git a/lib/src/response.rs b/lib/src/response.rs
index 9c9c51a0..d38a15c7 100644
--- a/lib/src/response.rs
+++ b/lib/src/response.rs
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ impl Responder for File {
         res.headers_mut().set(header::ContentLength(size));
         *(res.status_mut()) = StatusCode::Ok;
 
-        let mut s = String::new();
-        self.read_to_string(&mut s).unwrap();
+        let mut v = Vec::new();
+        self.read_to_end(&mut v).unwrap();
 
         let mut stream = res.start().unwrap();
-        stream.write_all(s.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+        stream.write_all(&v).unwrap();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/router/mod.rs b/lib/src/router/mod.rs
index 0514593a..a275dbd8 100644
--- a/lib/src/router/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/router/mod.rs
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@ impl Router {
     }
 
     // TODO: Make a `Router` trait with this function. Rename this `Router`
-    // struct to something like `RocketRouter`.
+    // struct to something like `RocketRouter`. If that happens, returning a
+    // `Route` structure is inflexible. Have it be an associated type.
     pub fn route<'b>(&'b self, method: Method, uri: &str) -> Option<&'b Route> {
         let mut matched_route = None;
+
         let path = Path::new(uri);
         let num_components = path.components().count();
         if let Some(routes) = self.routes.get(&(method, num_components)) {