Fallen off my new defy1 at first corner? Why?

Hi am new to this site , I had my first ride on defy 1 today unfortunately on my first corner the bike slid out from under me ! Only 5 miles old, bent derailer, torn bar tape torn body! What I would like to know is wether it is because the tyres have no tread on them, as I was on all weather armadillo before and had no problem on this mildly wet corner at a faster pace, or is it that the tyres are brand new and not bedded in? if they are always going to be that slippery in wet I will have to change them ?
Thanks Steve
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As soon as you've done a few dry miles and worn the film off they're fine in the wet.
I don't think the tread would be the issue.
The lack of tread shouldn't make any real difference to the grip. In theory they should grip better due to more contact area.
There's a lot of discussion on here about the best wet weather tyres, personally I like Conti 4 seasons but you may want to go back to your Armadillos.
Are you sure you didn't slip on something like a wet manhole cover or a spill on the road?
As others have said it could have been anything on the road & often oil/diesel can be V hard to spot especially if your going into a corner and by the time you have its often too late anyway.
Unless you have gone through the tyre (unlikely as presume it too was new) then I doubt you need to change them as they a make/model they do seem to get good reviews.
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And you know this, how?
This reminded me of me this morning. Went around a roundabout on my commute, same bike I've used for the last however long, same speed as usual (not very fast) and my back wheel skidded out, lucky was on flat pedals so but my inside foot down.
I was surprised to say the least.
Because your opening question smacks of inexperience.
Got home safe and sound and very quickly considering I was taking it very easy, bike just glided along at a great pace, really looking forward to taking a few minutes of my regular hour commute
Thanks again for all your comments
tyres need a bit of heat in too, plus a scrubbing for the fires 50 or so miles. The other option is wrong pressure.
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edit: nevermind - just saw the last post!
could well be the cause,i fell off a few years ago,on new tyres no faster round a corner than usual,owning a motorbike as well,motorbike shops advise you to ride 80-100 miles gradually using the tyres more,leaning a bit more each time,to scrub them in