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Phil's brand is a "no expense spare product" - including weight. They are more popular for touring/similar than for road (check out Peter White).
Given that a lot of road components focus on reducing weight, why would you buy a heavier more expensive product? Whereas for fixies, bling and bulletproofness are more important considerstions than weight.
Also there have always been more road hub options. Whereas if you think back to a few years ago there were limited fixed hub options, high- end road it was basically just Phil and Goldtech.