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Alternativas a Garmin VIRB Edit en 2026 (gratis y de pago, comparadas)

Garmin dejó de dar soporte a VIRB Edit en 2022 y nunca sacó un sustituto real. Estas son todas las alternativas para poner tu telemetría GPS sobre tus vídeos de ciclismo, running o esquí en 2026: qué es gratis, qué te ata a una cámara y qué funciona desde el móvil.

3 de octubre de 2026·7 min read·toolscyclingcomparison

Cómo poner tus datos de Strava en un vídeo (en directo, no una captura)

El sticker de Strava muestra los totales de la salida, no lo que pasaba en cada momento. Así se ponen tu velocidad, potencia y pulso de Strava en directo sobre tu propio vídeo: las opciones gratis, las de pago y qué te aporta cada una.

3 de octubre de 2026·5 min read·toolscyclingstrava

Cómo poner tu velocidad en tus vídeos de esquí (2026)

Pon tu velocidad real, tu altitud y el desnivel sobre tus vídeos de esquí y snowboard. De dónde sacar el track GPS (Slopes, Strava, tu reloj), por qué los remontes estropean tus datos y qué herramientas lo hacen en 2026: gratis, de pago y desde el móvil.

3 de octubre de 2026·7 min read·toolsskiingtutorial

How to Put Your Power (Watts) on Your Cycling VideosEN

Speed says how fast you went; power says how hard it was. Here's how to get your watts on screen, synced to your footage — where the power data lives, why it sometimes disappears on export, and what a power overlay should look like.

3 de octubre de 2026·4 min read·toolscyclingpower

Relive Alternatives in 2026: When You Want Your Own Footage, Not a 3D MapEN

Looking for a Relive alternative? 5 apps compared, free and paid, that put your speed, heart rate and route on the video you actually shot instead of a 3D flyover.

3 de octubre de 2026·5 min read·toolscyclingcomparison

DashWare Alternatives in 2026 (Free and Paid, Compared)EN

GoPro acquired DashWare in 2012, stopped developing it around 2013, and formally discontinued it in 2022 — it no longer installs on modern Windows or Mac. Here's every real alternative for overlaying telemetry on cycling, motorsport, and action-cam footage in 2026.

2 de septiembre de 2026·6 min read·toolscyclingcomparison

Vertical Video GPS Overlays for Instagram and TikTok: What Actually BreaksEN

Most GPS overlay tools and guides assume landscape footage. If you're recording vertical for Instagram, TikTok, or Shorts, here's exactly what breaks — black bars, misplaced gauges, missing power data — and how to actually fix it.

17 de agosto de 2026·5 min read·toolscyclingtutorial

Best Cycling Video Overlay Tools, Compared (2026)EN

Every real option for overlaying speed, GPS route, and heart rate on cycling videos in 2026 — free hardware-locked apps, one-time desktop software, and cloud tools — rated by what each is actually best for.

15 de agosto de 2026·4 min read·toolscyclingcomparison

How to Add GPS Telemetry to Cycling Videos (Step by Step)EN

A practical guide to overlaying speed, elevation, heart rate, and route data on your cycling videos — where to get your GPS data, how syncing actually works, and how to avoid the most common overlay mistakes.

15 de agosto de 2026·4 min read·toolscyclingtutorial

The Safa Brian Overlay Style: How to Recreate It on Your Own RidesEN

Safa Brian's cycling videos are known for clean, minimal telemetry overlays — speed, not a data dashboard. Here's what makes the style work, and how to get close to it with your own solo-ride footage.

15 de agosto de 2026·4 min read·toolscyclingtutorial
Building SportsSync — Parte 15

The WhatsApp Reply That Reshaped the ProductEN

I sent a SportsSync reel to a cycling creator for feedback. His first reply: 'the Insta360 Go Ultra already does this natively.' What followed was a competitive research rabbit hole, a near-panic moment, and one sentence that clarified who the product is actually for.

17 de abril de 2026·11 min read·developer-journalpositioningcompetitive-research
Building SportsSync — Parte 14

What 13 Episodes of Building in Public Taught MeEN

Thirteen episodes, seven months of development, one idea that survived mostly intact, and a lot of assumptions that didn't. Before moving on to what's next, a honest look at what this series got right, what it got wrong, and what I'd do differently.

10 de abril de 2026·9 min read·developer-journalreflectionbuilding-in-public
Building SportsSync — Parte 13

First User Research: What a Real Cyclist Taught Me About My Own ProductEN

I sat down with Santi, a 27-year-old cyclist who went from 94kg to 74kg through cycling, and watched him use SportsSync for the first time. His feedback revealed value I hadn't considered and gaps I'd overlooked — including the entire vertical video format.

8 de octubre de 2025·8 min read·developer-journaluser-researchcycling
Building SportsSync — Parte 12

From Lovable to Claude Code: How I Turned a Prototype Into a Real ApplicationEN

After three months away, I migrated SportsSync from Lovable to local development with Claude Code. The result: 537 tests, CI/CD pipelines, semantic releases, and a private dashboard with Google authentication. Here's what changed and why.

24 de septiembre de 2025·7 min read·developer-journalclaude-codelovable
Building SportsSync — Parte 11

Designing the Video Processing Backend: A Conversation With a Senior EngineerEN

I sat down with Tirth, a full-stack engineer who builds MVPs for startups, to design the backend architecture for SportsSync's video rendering pipeline. EC2, S3, SQS, FFmpeg, and the path from single-server MVP to scalable infrastructure.

22 de mayo de 2025·6 min read·developer-journalbackendarchitecture
Building SportsSync — Parte 10

When Two YouTube Players Can't Coexist: Rethinking the Product ArchitectureEN

I spent a session fighting YouTube's iframe API, discovered you can't have two synchronized video players on one page, and realized the constraint actually led to a better product architecture — a separate demo page that becomes the future private dashboard.

15 de mayo de 2025·5 min read·developer-journalaiarchitecture
Building SportsSync — Parte 9

The Demo Is Live: From Concept to Working Product on the Landing PageEN

After nine episodes, the telemetry overlay runs live on the SportsSync landing page. Visitors can see real cycling data synchronized with video. Here's what it took to get here, what's next, and why I'm pausing development to talk to real users.

8 de mayo de 2025·7 min read·developer-journalaimvp
Building SportsSync — Parte 8

Polishing the Overlay: From Functional to ProfessionalEN

The telemetry sync works. Now it needs to look good. I spent a session refining the CSS gauges, fixing cadence and power interpolation, and planning the transition from demo to product — including user research with real cyclists.

1 de mayo de 2025·7 min read·developer-journalailovable
Building SportsSync — Parte 7

The GPS Data Gap: Why My Telemetry Was Out of SyncEN

The telemetry overlay looked perfect at the sync point but drifted everywhere else. After digging into the raw GPX file, I found the culprit: GPS devices silently drop data points when you stop moving. Here's how I found and fixed it.

24 de abril de 2025·6 min read·developer-journalgpxdebugging
Building SportsSync — Parte 6

Can Lovable Build an MVP? Testing the Limits of AI-Assisted DevelopmentEN

I asked Lovable to build a working GPS telemetry overlay synchronized with a YouTube video — entirely client-side. The result was 80% of the way there in 30 minutes, but the last 20% revealed where AI tools hit their ceiling.

17 de abril de 2025·7 min read·developer-journalailovable
Building SportsSync — Parte 5

Connecting Supabase to a Waitlist Form and Killing My DarlingsEN

I connected a Supabase database to the SportsSync landing page in minutes, removed sections I loved but didn't need, and learned that a landing page for an MVP needs to be ruthlessly simple.

10 de abril de 2025·6 min read·developer-journalaisupabase
Building SportsSync — Parte 4

Iterating a Landing Page with AI: The Before/After Slider That Changed EverythingEN

I spent an hour with Lovable refining the SportsSync landing page — fighting image ratios, removing clutter, and discovering that a simple before/after slider communicates the product better than any copy could.

3 de abril de 2025·6 min read·developer-journalailanding-page
Building SportsSync — Parte 3

From AI Prompts to Brand Identity and a Live Landing PageEN

I used Claude to generate briefs for a Fiverr designer, bought a domain, and built a landing page with Lovable in one session. The logo cost €35, the domain €28, and the landing took an hour. Here's what worked and what didn't.

27 de marzo de 2025·6 min read·developer-journalaibranding
Building SportsSync — Parte 2

Using Claude as a VC, User Persona, and Product ManagerEN

I asked Claude to role-play as an investor, a potential customer, and a product manager for my SaaS idea. The results were surprisingly useful — and revealed things I hadn't considered.

20 de marzo de 2025·6 min read·developer-journalaiproduct
Building SportsSync — Parte 1

How I Used AI to Validate a SaaS Idea in One SessionEN

Before writing a single line of code, I spent 90 minutes with Claude validating a SaaS idea for GPS telemetry video overlays — competitive analysis, SWOT, PRD, and MVP scope. Here's what happened.

13 de marzo de 2025·5 min read·developer-journalaivalidation