diff --git a/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/Observable.java b/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/Observable.java
index 08a826b0d6..1a4f37920b 100644
--- a/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/Observable.java
+++ b/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/Observable.java
@@ -261,11 +261,11 @@ public static interface OnSubscribeFunc<T> extends Function {
      * @return an Observable that emits values that are the result of applying the bind function to the values
      *         of the current Observable
      */
-    public <R> Observable<R> lift(final Operator<? extends R, ? super T> bind) {
+    public <R> Observable<R> lift(final Operator<? extends R, ? super T> lift) {
         return new Observable<R>(new OnSubscribe<R>() {
             @Override
             public void call(Subscriber<? super R> o) {
-                subscribe(hook.onLift(bind).call(o));
+                f.call(hook.onLift(lift).call(o));
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/rxjava-core/src/perf/java/rx/composition/RangeMapTakeOnNextPerf.java b/rxjava-core/src/perf/java/rx/composition/RangeMapTakeOnNextPerf.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8bb8942357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rxjava-core/src/perf/java/rx/composition/RangeMapTakeOnNextPerf.java
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package rx.composition;
+
+import rx.Observable;
+import rx.perf.AbstractPerformanceTester;
+import rx.perf.IntegerSumObserver;
+import rx.util.functions.Action0;
+import rx.util.functions.Func1;
+
+public class RangeMapTakeOnNextPerf extends AbstractPerformanceTester {
+
+    final static int NUM = 10;
+    final static long REPS = REPETITIONS / NUM;
+
+    RangeMapTakeOnNextPerf() {
+        super(REPS);
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String args[]) {
+
+        final RangeMapTakeOnNextPerf spt = new RangeMapTakeOnNextPerf();
+        try {
+            spt.runTest(new Action0() {
+
+                @Override
+                public void call() {
+                    spt.test();
+                }
+            });
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     * With 'lift' calling the `f` function directly:
+     * 
+     * Run: 10 - 11,152,996 ops/sec
+     * Run: 11 - 9,791,825 ops/sec
+     * Run: 12 - 10,080,035 ops/sec
+     * Run: 13 - 10,189,525 ops/sec
+     * Run: 14 - 10,145,486 ops/sec
+     * 
+     * With `lift` calling `subscribe`:
+     * 
+     * Run: 10 - 5,592,153 ops/sec
+     * Run: 11 - 5,881,799 ops/sec
+     * Run: 12 - 5,853,430 ops/sec
+     * Run: 13 - 5,902,769 ops/sec
+     * Run: 14 - 5,907,721 ops/sec
+     */
+    public long test() {
+
+        Observable<Integer> s = Observable.range(0, 100).map(new Func1<Integer, Integer>() {
+
+            @Override
+            public Integer call(Integer l) {
+                return l + 1;
+            }
+
+        }).take(NUM);
+        IntegerSumObserver o = new IntegerSumObserver();
+
+        for (long l = 0; l < REPS; l++) {
+            s.subscribe(o);
+        }
+        return o.sum;
+    }
+
+}
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