Replacement bike?

MTB noob

I'm in a bit of a sticky situation right now. I would like to do Brighton Big Dog on my Voodoo Bantu and then sell my bike straight after for something more suitable.

The bike I have right now has on top of the original spec:

Suntour Raidon X3 (100mm not 120mm), Continental Race King folding 2.2", WTB Devo Thinline saddle, Deore Hollowtech crankset, XT rear mech, LX front mech but only is a 3 x 8 speed.

The bike I have now performs reasonably well on the South Downs on the bridleways and some basic trails. The issue is that I've tried to do some blue/red runs and some light DJ on it and it feels really out of place.

The really big issue is that I have a very low budget for a mountain biker and struggle to keep it running.

Can anyone suggest a way that I can get a 130-160mm travel bike with decent suspension? (weight and number of gears isn't really a focus point here)

Thanks

supersonic

What sort of budget?

MTB noob

Depends on what my Voodoo sells for. I'm guessing £600, £850 in October.

supersonic

You'll struggle to get £400 for it.

97th choice

MTB noob wrote:

Depends on what my Voodoo sells for. I'm guessing £600, £850 in October.

You paid £850 for a bike that is currently selling at 400 new?

cooldad

I guessed that was his budget for a new one.

97th choice

Ahh.

MTB noob

Yeah sorry for the wait and confusion. I'm hoping to sell the Voodoo I've got for £330-380 and I have £200 now and an extra £250 by October so yeah i'm still in the low budget area.