Brian runs Cyber Odyssey, and this is his second dedicated truck for the events. The V2 build. He walked me through the full thing at a recent meetup, and the short version is: all the plastic is gone.
The Steel Conversion
The goal with V2 was to go full steel up front and around the sides. The rear bumper is from Unplugged Performance, and it’s a completely different feel from the factory plastic. You can step on it without thinking twice, the hitch is fully exposed and functional, and knocking on it sounds the way steel should. Brian’s exact words.
Along the sides: steel rock sliders. Up front: a new steel front end from Unplugged, replacing all the plastic. The only thing still plastic is the fender flares, which Brian flagged as a future upgrade since the tires are pushing past the edge.
The Unplugged Performance logo is embossed into the tailgate, and “Cyber Odyssey” graphics run along the sides. The whole truck is purpose-built for the events. This isn’t a daily driver.
Beadlock Wheels and the Tire Story
The V2 is running BFGoodrich tires on actual beadlock wheels, which changes what Brian can do with air pressure. Before beadlocks, he was airing down to around 20 PSI on factory wheels with off-road tires. It mostly worked, but he’s seen plenty of Cybertruck owners have to get tires reseated after the bead came off. He helped fix a few himself, though it never happened to his truck personally. Now with the beadlocks torqued down, he can go to 5 PSI without worrying about it. The beadlocks run unlocked on the street, which keeps them legal.
Parked nearby was Wil’s truck running the Kenda Cleavers that used to be on Brian’s V1. Those are 35 1250s on 24-inch wheels with a very wide, open tread pattern.
Aggressive looking, but the range hit is real. Brian was touching 800 Wh/mile at times and running 200 miles on a charge with that setup. For context on what Cybertruck efficiency looks like without the aggressive tires, the gap is significant.
Light Bar and Roof Setup
The lighting is a detail worth calling out specifically. The Unplugged Performance light bar is native 48 volts. Brian pointed out that finding a 48V light bar that isn’t from Unplugged is genuinely difficult right now. Dual row, intensely bright, matched with the front bullbar light. There are also pockets built into the bumper for additional lighting if needed.
The roof rack is all Unplugged as well. The full truck essentially runs a single vendor stack, which makes sense for a dedicated event rig. Sourcing from multiple brands when you’re building something this specific usually creates fitment headaches.
Cyber Odyssey Events
If you’ve been curious about running your Cybertruck off-road with a group, Cyber Odyssey is the event to know about. Brian’s been organizing these runs and the format is simple: sign up at CyberOdysseyUSA.com, get on the mailing list, and you’ll get notified when the next one is scheduled. No special build required to show up.
The V2 is the truck that leads those runs. After seeing what went into it, that makes sense.
If you’re building out a Cybertruck and want to see what Unplugged Performance has available, their full lineup is at unpluggedperformance.com. Brian’s build is a good reference point for what the platform can take.
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