diff --git a/benchmarks_test.go b/benchmarks_test.go
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+package gin
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func runHandler(B *testing.B, handler HandlerFunc) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://localhost/foo", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	c := &Context{
+		Writer: &responseWriter{httptest.NewRecorder(), 0, false},
+		Req:    req,
+		index:  0,
+	}
+
+	B.ReportAllocs()
+	B.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < B.N; i++ {
+		c.index = 0
+		handler(c)
+	}
+}
+
+func runRequest(B *testing.B, r *Engine, path string) {
+	// create fake request
+	url := "http://localhost" + path
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	// create fake writes
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+
+	B.ReportAllocs()
+	B.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < B.N; i++ {
+		r.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkMiddlewareLogger(B *testing.B) {
+	runHandler(B, Logger())
+}
+
+func BenchmarkDefaultOnlyPing(B *testing.B) {
+	r := New()
+	r.GET("/ping", func(c *Context) {
+		c.String(200, "pong")
+	})
+	runRequest(B, r, "/ping")
+}
+
+func BenchmarkDefaultPing(B *testing.B) {
+	r := Default()
+	r.GET("/ping", func(c *Context) {
+		c.String(200, "pong")
+	})
+	runRequest(B, r, "/ping")
+}