Originally Posted by
crawdaddio
Of the two choices, I would recommend the padlock with the caveat that it be a decent hardened, shrouded version. Heavier, yes. Depending on where you are locking up, I would hope that you are using a good U lock in addition to the cable. Ignore me if you live in one of those small, crime free towns. If you just want something lighter and you aren't really at risk of bike theft in your area, the key integrated cable lock will do fine in keeping honest people honest.
I would recommend above either of those options using a good U lock to complete the loops of the cable as I pictured above.
Thanks! Like you said, I always use a decent u-lock (on-guard) combined with a cable when its in a risky area, the cable lock is mostly for the bike rack at work which is in a pretty busy staff-only parking garage that has camera's outside of it.
I bought a lock and cable the other day but it turns out the lock is too small! I will have to go get a new one tomorrow. Thanks for your advice.