http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=95383

After a 29er on a budget this looks quite good .Wheels could be better

Is there anything else at about £800 to £900 thats any better?

Have a look at canyon.

Its a fair old whack off the RRP but I reckon I’d still rather build up something myself. Scandal/Reba/Superstar or Hope hoops and some ebay/parts bin/classifieds raiding.

Kona Kahuna Deluxe Hardtail Bike – Your want to go quickly through the good woods is persistent, like a weed.

On the basis of that sentence, I’m out.