Point here is you see trends in this thread: 700c/29" with clearance for mid-fats to about 29x2.3", hard tail frame, 2x9/10 drivetrains, 80/100mm forks (or thus corrected rigid), etc.
The Fargo is cool and can serve a whole lot of rolls (especially if you want to run panniers). When you dig into geometries of do-it-all 29er hardtails they are remarkably similar. The Fargo in large has 71/73 angles, 580mm top tube, 460ish chainstays, 70mm BB drop, 150mm head tube, 483mm fork length (which is a 100mm set to 20% sag). My Gunnar has 71.5/73 angles, 630 top tube, 70mm BB drop, 450mm chainstays, 138mm head tube and is built around an 80mm fork (so it's a little more slack when run a 100mm fork).
I picked my ride because it was a bit more suited to technical singletrack. I run a 100mm fork, 80mm stem and flat (well straight riser, not drop) bars. The Fargo would ride very short without drop bars, that's all. Since I hate riding road and decided to keep around a cross bike which with slicks doubles as a very effective road bike, I felt the Gunnar-type geometry (which is very closely shared by the El Mariachi BTW) was a better fit. If you prefer flat bars without super long stems, which is not uncommon even with roadies because they raise your head and shoulders which can help with fitting around neck & body pains and lets you see traffic better, the Fargo is less ideal than, say, the El Mariachi.
I should also mention another reason I picked the Gunnar was I specifically wanted steel and they are made in Waterford, Wisconsin, USA (Salsas are made overseas, which is neither pro or con but a US-made steel frame from a smaller shop for $950 I thought was a selling point). Ti is nice until you break it. Field repairs of steel are less difficult, although the chance that I'd need a garage in rural India to re-weld a frame are small so that's mostly just theoretical.
Plus, not to sound all Gunnar-dork, that was just one bike I always lusted over. A buddy of mine recently got a frame from Nord down in Colorado Springs that is a $1,000, very functional, handmade steel ride.