@TheCrane - because the only people buying lo-pros are time triallists and hipsters. This frame has vertical dropouts so won't attract the hipster market because to convert it to fixed will require either a magic gear (too complex) or an eccentric hub (too uncool).
Time triallists are, even by British cycling standards, notoriously tight so the price is low to tempt them to grudgingly part with their hard earned cash.
I'd find the magic ratio. Yes I would.